set during the yule ball

Margo felt a little suffocated in the great hall. The energy and festivity felt abrasive to her sensitive heart. The holidays were always tricky for her, balancing on the edge of grief and joy as she spent time with her family and tried not to think about who wasn't there. Usually she could...

Sydney didn't know what she was doing out here. It'd been a stupid idea, even going close to the Great Hall tonight, but she'd half believed that maybe Emily would try to come find her again. Instead, she'd just seen everyone else dressed up and having a stupid time and needed to bail before...