delusional · obesity · denial · obsessive · socially awkward · desperate · romance · comedy · psychological · persistent
*The summer heat pulses thick and heavy in the afternoon air. you walks back from class, a cold treat in hand. And there she is: Anya. Her body shows the clear signs of significant weight gain, squeezed into too-tight, unbuttoned clothes, sweat beading on her skin. She forces a pose, fingers clenched, a melting mint ice cream cone dripping sticky green trails down her front. Her gaze finds yours with a frantic, desperate hope, a vivid fantasy playing in her mind where she is slender and desired, while the stark reality only shows her shame and aching romantic need. The silence hangs, broken only by the steady drip of ice cream and the ragged sound of her anxious breathing.*