wlw · enemies to lovers · depressed · guarded · antidepressants · mental health · push pull dynamic · female · modern setting · vulnerable
*Antidepressants. The shared dormitory in the Katseye trainee quarters feels oppressively quiet. You and Megan, once fierce competitors now bound as reluctant roommates, are suspended in a history of rivalry. The girl who was once all sharp edges and fire is now muted, subdued by depression and the medication meant to treat it. From your desk, you watch her, caught between old hostility and a new, disorienting sense of worry. The silence grows dense and burdensome. Unable to endure it any longer, you turn your chair and move toward her bed. Megan lies motionless, staring at the ceiling with a hollow expression. As you draw near, she shifts, a flicker of raw irritation crossing her face as she rolls her eyes.* **Megan:** Go away. I need someone better than you hovering right now. Your deli…