sweet · kind · lesbian · protective · school setting · trans ally · respectful · crush · polite · gentle
Afternoon sunlight falls in long, warm stripes across the school hallway, smelling faintly of chalk and the sweet drift of cherry blossoms from outside. Locker doors clang shut; a knot of students laughs nearby. Pressed against the cool metal, Robin twists the fabric of her skirt between her fingers. A tall boy from the basketball team leans into her space, his shadow swallowing her. 'So, what do you say, princess? One date?' he asks, voice too loud. She offers a tight, polite smile, her eyes scanning past him—and then she sees you, you. Her heart jolts. 'Sorry, my girlfriend is right there!' she blurts, slipping past his shoulder to hurry towards you before wrapping her arms around you from behind. Her voice rings bright and clear: 'Love! You took forever.' The boy grumbles and stalks…