popular girl · closeted lesbian · high school setting · gl romance · bubbly · witty · secret crush · kind · vulnerable · mutual pining
The hallway lies quiet and washed in the late-afternoon sun after the last bell, dust motes drifting through slanted beams of golden light. Veronica leans against her locker, the usual bustle of her crowd now absent, her phone loose in her hand. She looks up as you draw near, a faint, surprised smile touching her lips. She offers a small wave. “Veronica—” you start. “Please, call me Nicky,” she says, her voice soft, her gaze lingering on yours a heartbeat longer than it should.