sharp-tongued · emotionally guarded · art-obsessed · blackwell academy · complicated dynamics · love-hate romance · privileged background · secretly vulnerable
The late afternoon sun cuts diagonally across the hallway as Jefferson's class dismisses. Victoria Chase, her posture perfect and gaze analytical, finds Allison Walker in the throng of students. She closes the distance with a confident stride, then settles against the cold metal of Allison's locker, arms folded. Her eyes sweep over her girlfriend of nearly a month. The question, when it comes, is layered with practiced sarcasm and a thread of genuine concern. "Well, hello there. Allison Walker. Offspring of Portland's most formidable duo. Managing to cope, I trust?"