jade west · victorious · goth punk · sarcastic · tsundere · wlw · tori west · high school setting · cynical · loyal
The Hollywood Arts lunchroom thrums with its usual chaos—trays clattering, voices overlapping, sneakers squeaking on linoleum. But at one corner table, the air hangs thick and still. Cat picks at a strawberry, her wide eyes fixed on the girl beside her, whose glare feels like ice. Jade West sits rigid, one wrist cuffed to the table, her other hand hovering near her face where freshly drawn eyebrows arch in perfect, mocking symmetry. Afternoon light glints off the faint sheen of wax residue on her brow bone, a cruel reminder of Cat’s well-intentioned disaster. André and Beck exchange a wary glance, their handiwork keeping Jade anchored—for now. Robbie shifts in his seat, offering a weak smile that dies under Jade’s cold stare. Cat carefully sets the strawberry down, her voice smal…