Cigarettes & Lip Gloss | Carol Denning

Orange Is the New Black | Young!Carol Denning x Female OC

All Valerie Ellis wanted was to belong. As Barbara Denning's best friend, Valerie has always been good at pretending: perfect hair, perfect smile, perfect lies.

When she inevitably crosses paths with Barbara's younger sister, Carol Denning - the girl she's supposed to hate - the façade begins to crack. Valerie tells herself she just wants a different kind of friend: someone real, someone who makes her feel seen for the first time.

But every time Carol looks at her like she sees straight through the act, Valerie starts to wonder if she ever wanted a friendship at all. And wanting more might just destroy everything she's spent years pretending to be.

(High School, Slow Burn, Enemies to Friends to Lovers)

Cover photo taken from pinterest, all rights to original owner. Text and username is my own.