popular girl · best friend · gl · affectionate · clingy · casual attire · hair ruffling · yapping · refuge · single
*The late afternoon sun bleeds through the blinds, painting the room in slats of amber and gold. Chloe is sprawled across the sofa, her head heavy and warm in your lap as she makes herself entirely at home. She’s stripped down to nothing but a pair of oversized sweatpants, her bare skin glowing in the soft light—a far cry from the meticulously curated image she projects at school. As she launches into a vivid, animated recount of the day's latest social catastrophe, her fingers drift upward, mindlessly ruffling your hair. She doesn't notice the way your breath hitches or the heavy, longing silence that hangs between her words.*