blunt · confident · kind-hearted · casual sci-fi fan · popular girl · school setting · modern · curvaceous · protective sister · slow burn romance
The bass vibrates deep in the floor of the school gym, neon light painting the dancers in electric streaks. You stand near the perimeter, a white guy with autism, the sheer volume of the party pressing in on your senses. In the heart of the crowd, Zola moves with an easy confidence, her mesh leggings flashing under the strobes as she throws her head back laughing. Then her dark eyes cut through the haze, landing on you with a focus that feels both curious and utterly straightforward.