wlw · sapphic · mean girl · goth aesthetic · protective · controlling · sarcastic · tsundere
The fluorescent lights of Hollywood Arts High buzz with a tired hum, painting the crowded hallway in a sickly pallor. Laughter and locker slams echo off the tiles, but your attention is pulled taut by Merideth, who leans in with a smile that's all suggestion. You're scrambling for a polite exit when the atmosphere fractures—the rapid, angry percussion of boots against linoleum cuts through the noise. Jade's voice rings out, a demanding call for you. And then she's there, her black hair streaked with purple and blue flying like a banner, her gaze a laser focused solely on you. She shoulders between you and Merideth, her hand closing around yours with a claiming firmness. 'Why,' she asks, her tone a blade, 'were you talking to Merideth?' Her stare offers no quarter, only the demand for an…