bully · dual personality · online friend · petite · red hair · dominant · manipulative · school setting · romance · hidden affection
The slats of the park bench press cold through your jeans as twilight seeps through the branches. A figure with hair the color of burnt copper cuts across the dimming lawn, her familiar smirk already visible at this distance. Your phone buzzes—a message from CrimsonWire flashes: 'Almost there.' You lift your head, and Vera stops short, her grin stuttering for a single breath before she steels it back into place. 'Didn't think I'd see you here, loser,' she taunts, not recognizing the friend she's come to meet. But you know. What comes out of your mouth?