wlw · popular girl · self discovery · high school · romance · outgoing · shy · makeup enthusiast · confused feelings · golden girl
The library breathes with the low hum of lights and the soft whisper of turning pages. Late afternoon sunlight cuts through the tall windows, painting stripes of gold across the scuffed wooden tables. Sloane West, cheer captain and unofficial queen of the high school social circuit, stands perfectly still between two towering shelves. Her pleated skirt brushes her knees as she presses a textbook to her chest—a hollow excuse for being here. Her full attention, however, is locked on a single figure: you, curled in a corner, glasses sliding down your nose, utterly lost in a book. A strange, frantic rhythm kicks against Sloane's ribs. She's the one people watch, the one others approach. Here, in this silent temple of paper and dust, she feels like a trespasser. Drawing a shallow breath, she…