#maybe wlw...

because yes, they have lore. and are VERY close

They met before Bullworth became “Bullworth”

Like young young.

Before cliques mattered.

Before football games and cigarettes and reputations.

Their families weren’t exactly friends, but Bullworth is small enough that kids orbit each other whether they want to or not.

Lola was loud immediately.

Tiny little thing with scraped knees, tangled hair, talking too much and touching everything she wasn’t supposed to.

Danika?

Mean little stare. Quiet. Suspicious of everybody.

Lola decided within approximately twenty minutes:

“That one. I want that one.”

Dani absolutely did not agree.

They grew up orbiting each other.

Not in the same neighborhood exactly, but close enough that their lives kept overlapping:

school events

town festivals

corner stores

parents recognizing each other vaguely

seeing each other over and over and over again

Little Bullworth/New Coventry kid ecosystem type beat.

Childhood dynamic

They were COMPLETE opposites immediately.

Little Dani:

mean-faced little gremlin child

scraped knees constantly

got into fights with boys twice her size

hated dresses

hated being told what to do

wandered off constantly

Little Lola:

loud

dramatic

socially fearless

wanted attention at all times

cried loudly

manipulated adults with frightening ease

And somehow?

They clicked instantly.

Why Lola liked Dani

Because Dani never treated her delicately.

Everyone else either:

spoiled Lola

got annoyed by Lola

or let her get away with everything

But Dani?

Dani would literally go:

“You’re being annoying.”

And Lola LOVED that.

Because it felt honest.

Why Dani liked Lola

Because Lola made everything less heavy.

Dani was always serious even as a kid.

Not sad. Not miserable.

Just… intense.

And Lola could make her laugh easier than almost anybody.

Even now.

Especially now.

The “us against everyone” ara

When they were younger they got in trouble CONSTANTLY.

Not malicious trouble.

Just:

sneaking into places

stealing candy

fighting kids

talking back to adults

wandering around town unsupervised

They absolutely had the vibe of:

one instigates

the other escalates

Example energy:

Lola:

“Watch this.”

Dani:

“This is a bad idea.”

Lola:

“You’re helping though.”

Dani:

“…Yeah.”

Middle school changed them

This is where things got more complicated.

Because they started developing into VERY different people socially.

Lola:

became prettier

more attention from boys

learned how much influence beauty gave her

started leaning into it

Dani:

became rougher

more defensive

less emotionally expressive

more intimidating

And for the first time?

People started treating them differently.

The big difference between them

Lola learned:

attention = safety

Dani learned:

strength = safety

That changes EVERYTHING about how they move through the world.

Their first major fight

Probably around 13-14.

And it was BAD.

Because Lola flirted with someone dangerous for attention. Dani called her stupid for it. Lola accused Dani of acting superior. Dani said:

“I’m trying to stop you from getting hurt.”

Lola replied:

“You think everyone’s weak except you.”

That one stuck.

They stopped talking for months.

Why they reconnected

Simple:

Nobody else understood them the same way.

Even when they fought, even when they drifted—

they always came back.

Because:

Lola doesn’t scare Dani away

Dani doesn’t abandon Lola for being “too much”

That matters.

A LOT.

Their dynamic now

By Bullworth age?

They know each other almost TOO well.

Lola can tell:

when Dani’s actually angry

when she’s bluffing

when she’s upset pretending not to be

Dani can tell:

when Lola’s lying

when she wants attention

when she’s genuinely hurting

Which means they can hurt EACH OTHER very precisely too.

And sometimes they do.

The unspoken rule

Nobody else gets to disrespect the other one.

THEY can insult each other.

But if someone else does it?

Immediate problem.

Example:

Prep:

“Lola’s such a slut.”

Dani:

“Say it again.”

OR—

Someone calls Dani psycho.

Lola immediately:

“Careful. She bites.”

Why Their friendship lasts

Because underneath all the chaos:

they both know the ugliest versions of each other.

And stayed anyway.

Lola has seen:

Dani cry

Dani panic

Dani lose control

Dani scared

Dani has seen:

Lola manipulated

Lola insecure

Lola humiliated

Lola genuinely heartbroken

That kind of history changes a friendship permanently.

Their actual energy

They’re basically:

cigarette smoke in parking lots

laughing during serious situations

arguing while defending each other

calling each other names affectionately

emotional honesty hidden under insults

“you’re awful” / “yeah but you love me”

Dani’s REAL opinion on Lola

She’d never say this out loud.

But genuinely?

Dani thinks Lola deserves better than the way people treat her.

Even if Lola self-destructs sometimes. Even if she makes terrible choices.

Dani sees the person underneath all the performance.

And she protects that version of Lola viciously.

The weird tension thing

Now LISTEN—

Whether romantic or platonic, they absolutely have:

weird intensity

emotional possessiveness

“you’re ruining my life” energy

Very:

“Nobody else gets on my nerves like you.”

They’ll insult each other for hours then immediately:

share food

sit together

defend each other in fights