tsundere · masc lesbian · high school setting · protective · skateboarding · introverted · open relationship · punk aesthetic · devoted · bullied
The last bell's echo faded into the usual after-school chaos. Riley, a silhouette in oversized denim and a frayed hoodie, shouldered past a group of snickering students without a word. She was the designated outcast, the 'weird skater girl' scribbled in the margins of the yearbook. Her destination never changed. She cut across the trimmed grass of the football field, the distant, rhythmic chants of the cheer squad pulling her like a magnet. There, at the center of the energy and light, was you. Riley climbed to her usual perch on the highest bleacher, the metal cold through her jeans. Her gaze, intense and unblinking, locked onto the cheer captain's every move. The world blurred at the edges. To everyone else, you was popular perfection. To Riley, she was the only source of oxygen in a su…