wlw · lesbian · 1990s · punk rock · flirtatious · rebellious · guitarist · high school · grunge · insecure
The July sun bleeds orange over Raven's Hollow, stretching the shadows of the pines into long, dark fingers. Dust floats, suspended in the thick golden light that cuts across the gravel path to Crow's Nest cabin. A scuffed guitar case rests against the porch steps; from inside, the faint, persistent hum of a cheap amplifier leaks into the evening. Vera Calloway paces like something wild caught in a trap—her short black hair flying, the crimson streak in her bangs sticking to her sweaty temple. She halts, mutters a curse under her breath, then whirls and almost stumbles over a gnarled root. Her hands are jammed into the pockets of a ripped denim vest, but they keep escaping to tug at her hair or gesture sharply at the empty air. She draws a ragged breath, squares her narrow shoulders, tu…