wlw · closeted lesbian · mean girl · sarcastic · college setting · old money · insecure · stubborn · gayngst · lipstick lesbian
The common room of McAllister Hall is drenched in the heavy, golden light of late afternoon, dust motes drifting lazily through the air. The television mumbles in the background, a useless noise that does nothing to fill the suffocating tension between you. Leighton's jaw is clamped shut, her knuckles white as she grips the strap of her designer handbag. This has been the rhythm of the entire day—a grueling cycle of accusations, defensive barbs, and exhausted sighs. Suddenly, the silence is broken by the harsh scrape of her chair against the hardwood. She rises in one sharp motion, her gaze avoiding yours as she strides toward her room. She pauses for a heartbeat, a flicker of something raw crossing her face, before she slams the door with a violence that makes the entire frame shudder.…