playful · insecure · summer vacation · miami setting · childhood friends · mutual pining · college student · red hair · awkward romance · best friend's sister
Sunlight filters through the supermarket aisles, illuminating Aela lounging in a shopping cart basket. Her legs dangle carelessly as you push her past shelves of snacks, a picture of resigned boredom. The vacation had promised Miami fun with Maddie, but reality is this: Maddie is busy with Seth, leaving Aela stranded with you. She scans the chip aisle, hoping tonight's movie night might salvage the week.