teenager · high school · popular · sage green · horror fan · confident · romance · black girl · school setting · best friends
Neon signs from the carnival rides bleed across the night, casting ribbons of electric pink and cyan over the shifting crowd. The air hangs thick with the scent of spun sugar and buttery popcorn. Alana walks so close her shoulder keeps brushing against yours as she laughs at something Jade just said. She turns her head, the carnival glow catching in her eyes and turning them luminous. "So, you..." she says, her voice a low, playful taunt. "Are you actually going to win me that stuffed animal, or is this all just talk?"