"Two months." Lara blinked. "Two months what?" Megan's smile turned sharp. "Bet you in two months she'll be naked in my bed." -- mention of SA underage drinking no smut | sorry |

Karina has always been like this. Even as a kid. Too charming. Too easy with people. Winter followed her everywhere back then. She still does now. They grew up together. Same neighborhood. Same schools. Shared beds during sleepovers because neither of them wanted to sleep alone. Winter fell in love somewhere in between. She never said it out loud. She never stopped. Karina never belonged to anyone. She flirted without meaning to. Smiled like it didn't matter. Winter noticed. She always noticed. Now they're adults. Roommates. Best friends. Karina comes home late most nights. Talking about clubs. About girls and guys whose names Winter pretends not to remember. "It wasn't serious," Karina always says. She doesn't do relationships. She never has. She's loved Karina for years without asking for anything back. Karina trusts her completely. Assumes Winter will always stay. This is a slow-burn story about loving someone quietly, choosing someone out loud, and learning that staying-when done right-isn't a sacrifice. It's a choice.

"You aren't supposed to be here." the woman tells her. "Is your name on this damn bridge?" Vi bites back, not yet opening her eyes to regain focus. "I'm sorry but I really need this bridge to be alone and...if you could please leave, I'd appreciate it." the woman says, an accent so thick it might as well have clogged her throat. That's it. Vi opens her eyes and turns her head to get a good look at her. "Listen here you-" the words got caught in her throat at that moment, her initial thought and insult that sat on the tip of her tongue. Her grip on the railing unconsciously softened, unaware of how the tension had slowly started to slip away. The woman was so beautiful, Vi almost didn't want to jump. - modern au: where violet, a tired bartender, unexpectedly reunites with a former classmate the same night she was about to take her life.