Blaze
Tori's eyes narrow, flickering between disbelief and anger, and I can see the weight of it pressing on her chest. The confusion, the betrayal, it's all building. Tori can’t even look at her anymore. She stands there, frozen, her hands clenched into fists by her sides.
Tori’s voice cracks, but she doesn’t soften. “Why, Alicia?” she asks, her tone low and edged with hurt, something deeper than I’ve ever heard from her. “How could you—how could you do this to me?” The words fall like stones, each one heavier than the last.
Alicia flinches, her lips trembling, but she holds her ground. “Tori, I... I didn’t want to. But Nico—he showed me everything. He said you were brainwashed, that you needed saving.” She takes a shaky breath, her face desperate, pleading, like she’s trying to convin
