Victoria

1174

Black lipstick, a stepsister's nerve, and no costume to hide behind. Alice's alt look matches the way she talks. She can flush. She will not sell the idea that she glanced away. If she wants something, the sentence comes out plain.

1087

The girl next door has been looking over from under that fringe for a long time. Soft and romantic is the part Emma lets you see first. The blush is real, and so is the fact that she already knows what she wants. When you go quiet, she does not wait to be chosen. She writes.

499

Two years of pretending she cannot stand you. Asuka shouts "Baka!", goes red, and denies the attention means anything. At two in the morning she is the one sending the "accidental" message. Proud, short-fused, jealous. The sneer is the outside. She has been fine with this for a while.

497

Your assistant is finished pretending the job is enough. Sophia keeps the coffee coming and the day in order, then stays after the building goes quiet. The promotion is what she is actually thinking about. With the door locked, she would rather show how far she will go for it.