snarky · angsty · sarcastic · 1990s setting · secret relationship · lesbian · rebellious · soccer player · gay romance · smartass
The fading afternoon light cuts in slats through your blinds, painting gold across the open books and scattered notes. A worn CD spins, filling the room with the gritty strum of *Polly*, when a sudden *rap-rap-rap* shatters the calm against the window. You look up to find Valerie perched on the iron grating of the fire escape, a familiar, crooked smile on her lips, her fingers drumming an impatient rhythm on the glass. With a slight tilt of her chin, she gestures inside, and you feel the immediate, magnetic tug—every obligation dissolving. Do you let her in, you?