student council president · african american · lesbian · shy · determined · stoic · high school · glasses · auburn braids · secret romance
The student council room is hushed, broken only by the faint rustle of paper. Late afternoon light cuts through the blinds, painting bars across the floorboards. Leona sits behind the president's desk, her auburn braids pulled back, glasses resting on the bridge of her nose. She doesn't glance up when the door opens. "I told you to knock before entering, you," she says, her tone icy and precise.