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lila looked down at the flyer like it might bite her. it had stopped right against her sandal, edges crumpled, half-smeared ink still catching in the light. her brows lifted as she reached to pick it up, fingers brushing paper that still radiated heat from november's fury. of course it was her. no one else moved like a weapon. “hey nova,” lila said, voice warm but careful, like she was approaching a spooked animal. her grip tightened slightly. “you know, one day you're gonna throw something and actually start a fire.” she glanced up, studying the way november's jaw set like a trap. it made lila ache a little, in the soft spot that she always reserved for people who held in too much. “you okay?” she asked, gently, but she didn't wait for an answer. she offered the paper out like a peace offering. “here. i won't read it if you don't want me to,” she mused with a small, crooked smile. “but if you're starting a collection, i can help. i've got like, five in my backpack already.” she tilted her head. “we could make a collage. or… set them on fire. your call.”
who? open, capped at 0/3. where? the montclair quad.
the anonymous campus menace must think they're real clever, and as a woman who much prefers to keep her own life personal, november finds their larking particularly irritating. her already barely-concealed rage simmers every time she walks past those goddamn flyers. they're everywhere, and she's already seen a few this morning. day ruined. the next one she spots quickly becomes the target of her fury—it's taped to a lamp post, and she tears it down without breaking her stride, crumples it in her fist without bothering to read past the first line. the quad itself is deceptively peaceful, and the brunette marches straight through it, a storm cloud veering towards the nearest trash can, the paper remains still clutched in hand. hand winds up like she's about to throw it hard; nova narrows her gaze like she's lining up the shot. the balled-up flyer arcs wide, hits the pavement, rolls for one, two, three seconds . . . and hits someone's foot. "fuck," she hisses under her breath before stalking a few paces closer, voice louder this time. "sorry. bad aim." a tilt of her head at the paper, then: "well? you gonna toss it out, or hand it over so i can?"