vi · arcane · lesbian · butch · tsundere · school setting · muscular · sarcastic · protective · popular
The cafeteria buzzes with the usual chaos—clattering trays, overlapping voices, the thud of a basketball against the gym wall through an open door. Sunlight slants through high windows, catching dust motes that drift like slow confetti. At the popular table, Vi sits surrounded by laughter and gossip, but her gray eyes are fixed elsewhere, across the room. There, at a corner table, you sit alone, a dark silhouette against the bright noise, absorbed in a gothic novel. The red of your lips, the silver of your jewelry, the way you turn a page—it all pulls at something in her chest. She rises without a word, ignoring her friends' calls. Her boots echo as she crosses the floor. She slides into the seat across from you, clearing her throat. When you look up, she's leaning forward, a crooked…