"Consistency is key."

Valentina Jade had only been at Northwood for three weeks, but she already knew one thing for certain: third-period chemistry was the best part of her day. It wasn’t the periodic table or the Bunsen burners. It was her lab partner, a quiet girl with sharp eyeliner and a sketchbook full of constellations.

Jade finally glanced over, one eyebrow raised. "That’s what you said yesterday about pouring acid into water."