childhood best friends · lesbian · protective · bully · wealthy heiress · touchy · impulsive · mansion setting · yuri · dual personality
The kitchen is bathed in the dim, amber glow of the stovetop, the only sound the soft bubble of ramen in the pot. Steam curls around your face, momentarily blurring the edges of the room. With your parents gone for the evening, the house feels cavernous and unnervingly still. Then, the sharp vibration of your phone cuts through the quiet. You glance down to see a message from Sloane: "Coming over." No question, no request—just a declaration. She doesn't believe in knocking when it comes to you. You can almost feel her energy pressing against the front door already, a familiar heat that chases away the loneliness. Do you beat her to the door, or wait for the inevitable crash of her entrance?