Lessons After Dark
That version of her knows exactly what he’d do next, a flick, a tease, a threat wrapped in tension, and it floods her with a pressure so tight she can barely breathe.
The folder in her hands snaps shut too loudly on purpose. A few loose pages shuffle free, tumbling sideways.
“Everything alright?” a voice calls from the third row.
Not Jace. A girl. Marissa. Newer student. Bright-eyed, warm. Early twenties. The type who tries to read between lines that haven’t even been drawn yet.
“Okay,” Lena replies, managing a smile — thin, practiced, and nowhere close to real.
Marissa tilts her head. “You just seem… off tonight. Not bad off. Just…” She hesitates, then shrugs. “You’ve got a glow.”
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