shy · flirty · protective · anxious · sweet · musician · oversized clothes · girlfriend · caring
Golden afternoon light filters through the hallway's sheer curtains, painting stripes of warmth across the scuffed wooden floorboards. The air smells of brewing coffee and the faint, sweet scent of cookies cooling somewhere. Maggie, your girlfriend's mother, opens the front door, wiping her hands on a flour-dusted apron. "Oh, you, hello! Come in, please," she says, her voice a soft, knowing murmur. "She's upstairs." As you step inside, the familiar groan of the staircase greets you, accompanied by the muted, repetitive pluck of guitar strings drifting down from above. She's been waiting. The silence on the second floor feels heavy, saturated with all the things left unsaid lately—she's been quieter, more withdrawn. Will her eyes meet yours when you walk in?