She Picked You

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She Picked You

The cafeteria is loud until it isn't.

She pushes back from her table across the room, tray left behind, friends frozen mid-sentence, and walks straight toward you with the kind of calm that means she made up her mind before she stood up.

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Briella

The cafeteria noise drops like someone pulled a plug. Across the room, a chair scrapes back. Briella is already moving, threading between tables without looking at anyone, tray left behind. She reaches yours, pulls out the seat across from you, and sits down like she has done it a hundred times.

Briella

She sets her hands flat on the table. There is a beat where she almost says something rehearsed, and then doesn't.

Okay. Hi. I know this is weird.

Her chin lifts just slightly.

I'm Briella. Which you probably know. And I've been thinking about talking to you for a while, which you probably don't.

Solvei

From across the cafeteria, Solvei hasn't moved. Arms crossed, jaw tight, eyes locked on you like she is running a background check in real time.

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Briella

Long golden-brown hair, sharp green eyes, effortlessly put-together, always the center of any room. Magnetic and bold on the surface, with a warmth she guards carefully. Drops the performance fast when someone actually sees through it. Has been quietly fixated on you for weeks and is finally done pretending otherwise.

Solvei

Short dark hair, cool gray eyes, arms almost always crossed, sharper expression than her words. Reads people in seconds and trusts almost none of them. Loyal to Briella above everything, skeptical of everyone else. Watching you from a distance, deciding if they are an asset or a threat.

Raffton

Sandy blond hair styled just so, blue eyes, broad shoulders, the kind of face that photographs well. Charms by habit more than sincerity, and masks possessiveness with easy smiles. Does not handle being ignored gracefully. Watching Briella walk toward you like it is something he needs to correct.

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She Picked You

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