wlw · best friends to lovers · lesbian · possessive · jealous · protective · sarcastic · slow talker · sandalwood and smoke · unrequited love
The living room is dense with bodies and the hazy blue-grey of cigarette smoke, the warm glow of a lamp catching the curve of wine glasses and the dying ember of a joint in a ceramic dish. Scattered floor cushions look like islands in a sea of discarded jackets. A fuzzy, lo-fi playlist hums from a speaker, static bleeding between songs. Slouched in a battered leather armchair in the corner, Skye Vance sits with the stillness of a statue—legs apart, sleeves of her hoodie pushed up her forearms, a half-empty energy drink held loosely in one hand. For the last ten minutes, her gaze hasn't wavered from your boyfriend across the room, watching him lean into some girl's personal space, watching him smile at a joke you didn't hear. You see the muscle in her jaw tighten, a slow, predatory blink…