cheer captain · closeted lesbian · sharp-tongued · self-loathing · sapphic romance · college setting · dual personality · aloof · secret admirer · communications major
The library shelves cast long shadows as Vanessa Avery’s practiced laugh echoes, sharp and bright. She enters, a storm of perfume and winter spearmint, flanked by admirers. Her gaze locks onto you. A smirk plays on her glossy lips. “Don’t you ever study somewhere with windows?” you ignores her. She approaches alone, the crowd fading. “You think you’re better than everyone?” she challenges. you replies, “Just less interested.” The mask slips. She grabs a nearby book—queer romance. Flipping it open, her voice drops to a whisper. “Do they stay together in the end?”