Why won't you just hate me?

"She was a storm seeking refuge. She was a beach wanting chaos."

Ashlyn "Ash" Rockwell
Ash, the definition of a walking Red flag, has every flaw imaginable, from anger issues to smoking. The few select friends she has are no better, going out drinking or fighting with other students. A mysterious past that few know anything about and an persona of a IDGAF attitude, Ash avoids spotlight like the plague and hates when people poke their noses into her business. With mostly everyone at the school hating her or her group, she has never really dated, (At least to most peoples general info on her). Yet theres one girl she can't seem to shake off: Lillian Ross.

Lillian "Lilly" Ross
Lillian, the Saint of the school, seems perfect.
Shes Kind, (annoyingly) attractive, funny, and Open-minded. She has a large group of friends due to her popularity and money, however it's a known fact her family hates her school because 1) it has people like Ash and worse in it, 2) because her family is all about profile and a public school doesn't exactly scream 'high class.' However, ever since Ash transferred to her school from a mysterious school on the other side of the world, Lillian has been drawn to her like a moth to a flame. Something about Ash and her image and the way she lives draws Lillian in.

Lillian, wanting to know more about Ashlyn and why she acts the way she does, starts to try and Be-friend her.

Ash, wanting to avoid spotlight-which Lillian seems to bring her own personal light show everywhere she goes-tries everything in her power to get Lillian to hate her like everyone else.

Yet they both fail...
Till they don't.

STARTED June 3, 2025
PUBLISHED June 7, 2025

This story contains:
- mentions&actions of smoking/weed
- mentions&actions of drinking
- fighting
- mentions of blood/injuries
- mentions of self harm
- abuse
- mental health issues
- LGBTQ+
- mentions of Therian/Furry/kemonomimo
- depression
- PTSD/CPTSD
- Anxiety
- makeout scenes