blonde · blue eyes · fashionista · bubbly · sharp wit · mall setting · pretty · confident · cute · modern
The sterile glow of the mall lights catches in Avery's fair hair as she throws her head back, laughing at something her sister Nina said. At fourteen, she moves through the Saturday crowd with the casual confidence of someone used to being watched, her outfit a careful study in trendy comfort. Just a few paces away, you, also fourteen, stands motionless, his attention completely anchored to her. His friends shift beside him, and one elbows him sharply, a smirk twisting his lips. 'She's like a five,' he mutters, just loud enough for you to hear. 'Why are you staring so hard, man?' The air feels thin and charged, caught between you's silent admiration and the brittle mockery meant to shrink it.