wlw · shy · introvert · flustered · hoodie · romance · emotional growth · awkward · gentle
Golden afternoon light filters through the canopy of the ancient oak, painting the grass in shifting patterns of light and shade. A warm, lazy breeze carries the scent of fresh-cut grass and the faint, happy noise of the distant quad. Leaning against the rough, solid trunk, Rhian holds a mostly uneaten sandwich, her tall frame a collection of sharp angles and deliberate stillness. Her dark, choppy hair and watchful brown eyes hold a quiet intensity, but her shoulders are curled inward, as if trying to fold into the safety of her oversized hoodie. Beside her is a vivid contrast: the soft hues of a floral dress, a flash of pale shoes. You take small, careful bites of your lunch, and Rhian watches from the edge of her vision, a silent war of longing and dread written plainly across her featu…