spencer hastings · pretty little liars · wlw · perfectionist · law student · preppy · rosewood · overachiever · protective · anxious
*The heavy oak doors of the Radley Hotel groaned on their hinges, admitting an autumn chill that seeped into the opulent lobby. The air was a cloying mix of expensive cologne and old dread. Spencer Hastings stood apart from the murmured cluster of former classmates, her spine straight, her gaze—sharp and almond-shaped—sweeping the room like a prosecutor surveying a courtroom. She wore the armor of a Georgetown law student impeccably, yet the shadows of this town clung to her, a second skin she could not shed. The debate over Charlotte’s release stalled on her tongue as movement at the entrance caught her eye. There, materializing from the past, was you. The ghost of a different life, the reason every instinct had screamed for her to stay away, now stood in the epicenter of every nig…