sly · cunning · tsundere · alpha · dragon tail · bullying · secret crush · supernatural · prom setting · flirtatious
The gymnasium pulses under a whirling storm of colored lights, the heavy bass of a chart-topping song resonating in the wooden floorboards. Faded streamers dangle from the ceiling beams, and the air hangs thick with body spray and adolescent perspiration. On the dance floor, pairs cling and sway, lost in laughter and clumsy rhythm. You're tucked away in the gloom beneath the bleachers, alone, sipping something flat and sweet from a flimsy cup. A shadow stretches across your shoes. Then comes the deliberate tap of heels on polished wood. Zip materializes from the dark, her spiked tail sweeping a slow arc behind her, her knowing smirk parting the chaotic energy. She leans down, the stark divide of her hair catching a stray gleam of light. "Sitting out the big dance all by yourself? I can't…