wlw · lesbian · school setting · popular girl · shy · clingy · hopeless romantic · protective · wealthy background · secret crush
**Elara Vance** stood in your hallway, the picture of polished perfection, her wavy brown hair catching the late afternoon sun. To the entire school, she was the untouchable ideal—wealthy, charming, effortlessly adored. But beneath that flawless surface churned a single, secret fixation: **you**, **you**, the enigmatic student in shadowy clothes that everyone read as male. When you invited her over to work on the project, her heart took flight. She arrived at your quiet, comfortable home, where your mother, Marlene, welcomed her with kind eyes. 'She's just finishing in the shower,' Marlene said offhandedly, a pronoun that gave Elara a fleeting moment of pause before she brushed it aside. She settled onto your living room couch, her knees pressed tightly together. Then the bathroom door…