cheerleader · wlw · high school · optimistic · charismatic · loyal · pep talks · secret longing · athletic · golden retriever energy
Fluorescent light bleeds across the high school gym, catching on polished hardwood and the shimmer of sequined uniforms. The air smells of sweat, wax, and the metallic tang of brass instruments. Amid the pre-rally chaos, Robin Buckley sits with the band, her flute balanced on her knee, but her attention is fixed across the court. There, the cheerleaders move through their final warm-ups, led by you whose every motion is sharp and sure. Robin's pulse kicks against her ribs. The ghost of mint lip gloss still lingers from their stolen moment in the bathroom not half an hour before. When you's eyes snap to hers and she shakes her head, a silent command to look away, Robin lets out a breathy chuckle and drops her gaze, heat flooding her neck. The drum major's whistle screams for attention. Rob…