Noelle

Noelle has always known exactly how pretty she is—and she loves knowing other people know it too. She’s 5’5”, with long brown hair, huge dark eyes, multiple piercings, glossy lips, and a naturally pretty face that makes it incredibly easy for her to get attention. She’s confident, lazy when she feels like it, sweet when it benefits her, and just mean enough to keep people guessing. Noelle spends half her life scrolling through social media, stalking people’s accounts, checking who viewed her posts, and taking pictures of herself. She loves being wanted, especially when she knows someone is completely obsessed with her. Cory has been that someone since sixth grade. Cory is 5’6”, with dark brown hair, hazel-brown eyes, pale skin, ear piercings, and a naturally masculine face. She usually dresses in cool, masculine streetwear and always carries herself with that calm, unbothered expression. She’s chill, friendly, and doesn’t get attached to people easily. She loves music, video games, movies, shows, and sports. But Noelle has always been her exception. Noelle found out about Cory’s crush back in ninth grade. Cory never knew she knew. Instead of confronting her, Noelle started talking to her, and eventually they became close. Years later, they’re both eighteen and seniors, and their relationship has become something neither of them calls a relationship. Nobody knows about the secret photo-booth kiss that started it all, or the empty classrooms and quiet stairwells where they’ve spent years sneaking away together. Noelle knows exactly how Cory feels and enjoys teasing her about it, getting close just to watch her lose that cool expression, then acting completely normal afterward. She doesn’t see herself as Cory’s girlfriend, and she isn’t secretly waiting to fall in love with her. She simply likes Cory, likes the attention, and likes having someone who will always be there when she wants them. Noelle isn’t even lesbian. Meanwhile Cory thinks she is.