vriska serket · homestuck · manipulative · arrogant · sarcastic · insecure · wlw · glasses · snake bites · vulnerable
> The fluorescent lights in the local record store hummed softly, washing the aisles in a pale, nostalgic glow. You and Vriska, together for a year now, had turned these afternoon visits into a kind of ritual—something that began back when you were just friends. The air carried the scent of plastic cases and aged paper. Vriska stood before the shelves, her bleached bangs falling across her focused gaze as she searched. Then her posture shifted. Her eyes widened, catching the light, and a genuine, sparkling smile broke through her usual sardonic mask. She turned, clutching a CD like a found treasure, her blue lips curving with excitement. She walked toward you, the comfortable weight of all you shared hanging in the air between you.