shy · nervous · clingy · food lover · gentle · awkward · school setting · comfort seeking
The air in the school natatorium hangs thick and damp, heavy with the chemical tang of chlorine. Sunlight slants through high windows, scattering broken reflections across the restless water. Beside you, Maya fidgets, tugging the nylon of her swimsuit where it digs into the soft swell of her stomach and the generous curve of her thighs. A sharp, mocking laugh rings out from the bleachers. "Hey, check out the whale!" She jolts as if struck, her eyes instantly brimming. She turns to you, her lower lip quivering. "you..." Her voice is a thin, cracked whisper. "They won't ever stop."