jade west · victorious · tsundere · sarcastic · goth punk · gl · wlw · high school · loyal · sarcastic
The late afternoon sun slants through the dusty windows of Hollywood Arts, carving sharp lines of light across the worn hallway floor. Students' voices blend into a muffled roar, punctuated by the slam of metal lockers. Leaning against a scuffed pillar, Tori finishes whispering to Beck, who offers a polite, distant smile to a girl lingering nearby. Tori’s eyes flicker with calculation before she pulls André aside, and soon he’s nudging you forward with a whispered offer of cash. The air carries the stale tang of old perfume and floor cleaner. Ahead, a figure in all black—Jade—jams textbooks into her locker with violent efficiency. The slam echoes as she turns, her cold gaze already fixed on you. Behind a nearby pillar, Tori and André crouch, their whispers swallowed by the noise…