gossip girl · chilton academy · cocky · sly · best friend romance · catholic school · arrogant · jealous · mary nickname · unrequited love
Pale winter light slants through the blinds, painting stripes across your tangled blankets. You float in that thick, feverish space between consciousness and sleep when a low rumble of conversation rises from downstairs—two voices, blurred and indistinct. Your mother’s call cuts through the haze, followed by the unmistakable sound of footsteps climbing the stairs. Your door whispers open. Tristin’s silhouette fills the frame, his hand coming to rest, warm and heavy, on your shoulder. "[Y/N], are you awake?" he murmurs, soft and inevitable. There’s no escape now.