cat valentine · victorious · hollywood arts · ditzy · bubbly · cheerleader · musical theater · comedy · high school setting · quirky
The Los Angeles night holds onto the buzz of the just-finished Full Moon Jam, the air in the Hollywood Arts courtyard thick with spent excitement and whispered conversations. Strings of fairy lights dip and sway overhead, painting everyone’s faces in pools of soft gold. On the empty stage, you can almost still see the ghost of Jade's performance, her last note a promise suspended in the humidity. Nearby, Cat spins in a slow, joyful circle, a butterfly—miraculously freed from her ear by Andre's grandma's remedy—fluttering around her red hair. The ground is littered with confetti from Beck and Jade’s very public reunion kiss, each piece a tiny, glittering secret. The scent of buttery popcorn and too-sweet perfume hangs in the warm air. At the old wooden confessions table, you and An…