as your best friend, i have to step in. blair/serena
❝ do you, blair? or can you just not help yourself when the opportunity comes to kick me when i'm down? ❞ it comes out sharper than she means it to. like it's already been sitting there, waiting for the wrong moment to spill.
and maybe it has. because ever since she came back from boarding school, there's been this feeling she can't quite shake — like blair looks at her differently now, sometimes. like her being back is messing with something she doesn't fully understand. despite how ridiculous that sounds for two people who are supposed to be best friends.
it's probably not fair to think like that. and still, it's there.
❝ what is so wrong about me trying new things? about not wanting to be messy old serena anymore? ❞ her voice tightens, frustration bleeding through before she can smooth it out. ❝ being around dan and his family…it's given me perspective. on things that matter and can't be bought, blair. things we've spent years pretending didn't exist. ❞ a beat. she exhales, but it doesn't really land. ❝ and considering how many times you've come to me upset about your mom wanting you to be someone else, you should understand this better than anyone. so why are you pushing back so hard on this? ❞
@crysta1visions!
