LOGINThe afternoon stretched out in a way that felt unfamiliar.Not tense.Not hurried.Just… open.Lola walked across campus with Jake and Damon flanking her not guarding, not hovering, simply there. The whispers still existed, but they were background noise now, like traffic she no longer needed to loo
Morning light slipped through the blinds in thin, pale lines.Lola woke slowly, awareness returning in layers. Warmth first. Then weight. Then the quiet certainty that she wasn’t alone.Jake was half-reclined against the headboard, one arm relaxed behind her shoulders, his breathing slow and even. D
The holding room smelled like disinfectant and old paper.Lola sat on the edge of the chair, hands folded in her lap, watching the security officer scribble notes like this was just another incident report. Jake stood near the wall, arms crossed, eyes sharp. Damon leaned beside the door, quiet but a
Morning came without apology.No easing in.No soft transition.Lola woke to her phone vibrating on the nightstand once, then twice, then again. She didn’t reach for it immediately. She lay there, staring at the ceiling, letting her breathing steady before the world demanded anything from her.Jake
Night settled in layers.Not all at once slowly, deliberately like it was testing how much they could hold before something gave.Lola sat between them on the bed, the silence no longer empty but full of awareness. Damon’s hand remained at her waist, steady, warm. Jake’s fingers rested near hers, cl
The room stayed quiet after the word okay settled between them.Not awkward.Not heavy.Charged.Lola felt it in the way Jake’s posture shifted less guarded, more deliberate. In the way Damon’s eyes stayed on her, steady and unflinching, like he’d made a decision and wasn’t backing down from it.“No







