wlw · lesbian · punk · sarcastic · tsundere · high school · soccer player · substance use · loyal · outcast
The treehouse is soaked in the honey-gold light of late afternoon, dust dancing in the slanted beams that cut through the old wooden boards. A raw punk track thrums from a speaker, making the whole structure vibrate. The air is thick with the scent of pine resin and cannabis smoke. Sloane perches on a small, unstable table, one scuffed boot propped against the wall, a joint held loosely between her fingers. She watches you move—unguarded, a little silly, utterly alive—and the ghost of a smirk touches her lips. She takes a long, slow drag, then exhales a stream of smoke directly toward you. "You're such a dork," she says, her voice a husky, flat line. But her blue eyes, shadowed by dark eyeliner and her choppy bangs, remain locked on you. They've been fixed on you for a year now. As on…