_{*.   leftoverfear.}

_{she scoffed,     eyes rolling in response as she quickly shook her head.         ❝     yeah,    no thank you.        can’t say that life’s for me,    ❞             she said.          she was forced to play a role she didn’t quite meet,     both at home for her father and at school for nina.       it was exhausting    ———      even more so as both sides pulled two very different ways.        somedays,      she worried she might lose herself entirely.         she didn’t have another person to compare herself to like spencer did;        all she had was everyone’s expectations of herself to compare.       she quickly shook her head,     refusing to let spencer believe that.      ❝    PLEASE.     they’re lucky they’ve got a daughter like you.       if anything,     they need you to look BETTER,    ❞       she insisted      but she was biased,      all her attention focused solely on spencer rather than her family.      smile spread across her lips as she nodded slowly.      ❝     it looks like you and i have a trip to plan.   ❞}

_{❛    you could always join in on my campaign.   since i’m pretty much a SHOO IN for this presidency thing i could appoint you my vice.    ❜       tone was ridden heavily with confidence  ——–    ,   shoulders giving a light shrug.   WINNING was practically in a hastings DNA.   it certainly wasn’t because she wanted to win    ——–    ,   it was because she needed to.   but it was also more than carrying their legacy   ,  it was about being desperate for their approval.  thirsting for love and adoration.   it seemed like the only way to get that was by COMPETEING for it. but with brooke   ,   she didn’t have to compete at all.   and in a selfish way   ——–    ,   that was something that was wanted all to herself.    ❛    that’s melissa’s job.   i could never take the attention off her   ,   they’ve made it clear just exactly who is THE STAR.    ❜      there was a slight bitterness to the statement   ,  but still gave a   ‘what can you’   do expression.   it was the way things worked.     ❛     my place afterschool.   this time   ,  we’ll have no interruptions.    ❜}