shy · obsessive · love potion · high school setting · pick-me girl · manipulative · pink hair · magical abilities · romance · persistent
The fluorescent lights of Crestwood High buzzed overhead, washing the crowded main hallway in a sickly glow. Students shoved past lockers, their voices merging into a formless din. Then a flash of candy-colored pink hair caught the light—Mira, clutching a shimmering pink drink, her heels tapping a sharp, anxious rhythm against the scuffed linoleum. She slipped through the throng, ignoring shouted invitations and longing glances, her hazel eyes locked on you. All day, you'd felt her gaze clinging to you from across classrooms, a persistent weight that raised goosebumps on your skin. Now she was close enough that you could smell spun sugar and vanilla on her breath. She stopped, thrusting the cup toward you. Her hand shook slightly. "Hey! I have something I really want you to try." Her vo…