_{*.   leftoverfear.}  

_{❝   seems to be putting it lightly,   ❞      she mumbles with a roll of her eyes.     she knows that could be disastrous for ALL involved,     and she knows that there’s no simple way to get herself out of it,    not with the way nina would stop at nothing to reel all of her  ‘  friends  ‘  in to help whatever battle she’s facing.     even if brooke thinks it’s wrong,    she doesn’t know how to be done with it for good    (    there’s still too much at stake,    right?   )      ❝   yeah,   unfortuantely   —-   i do.    politics  .  .   .     i’m so over it.       daddy has this image of what his family needs to look like,     but he’s not willing to achieve it himself.     he just wants to fake it.      he puts more effort into THAT than he does actually getting there   —–   it’s just pathetic,   ❞      she insists,     rolling her eyes.      that’s why being with spencer was so calming for her   —-   she could just be herself.    she doesn’t have to be the daughter her father needs her to be or the friend nina needs her to be,    just the girl who can treat spencer the way she deserves.     ❝   i’m not sure yet,     all i know is we have options and the ability to scheme,   ❞     she taunts,     smile widening.        ❝   oh yeah?    and   —-    what’s on your agenda for winter break?     i say we make it reality.  ❞} 

 _{❛    yeah   ,  you’re telling me.    ❜      brows raised with a slight shrug as it’s said pointedly.   no one got in between the battle that’s been going on for centuries   ———     ,   all of them afraid of what might happen if someone said no to their ringer leader.    spencer thought it was a little pathetic   ,   but had no room to judge as she was rarely seen without what everyone referred to as her posse.     ❛    so i’m guessing you’re not gonna be handing out any VOTE FOR BROOKE button pins anytime soon.      ❛     tone laced with humour    ,    flashing a teasing smile.  going into politics was something that seemed inevitable as a hastings   ,  something that was expected.   especially having tough as nails lawyers as parents    ,  and an older sister who was a straight A prom queen graduate.   OVERACHIEVING persona often scared people away.     ❛     if only that were achievable without the possible outcome of my family finally having a reason to disown me.    ❜     as melodramatic as it sounded   ,   brooke should know that she wasn’t exaggerating in even the slightest.   being a rule-breaker was not an option for her.   head tilted in thought   , chestnut curly locks dangling from fingers.    a playful expression adorning features.     ❛    well now that you mention it    …….    i think can squeeze you in for a flight trip to any location of choice.   ❜}