shy · soft spoken · petite · wlw · friend group · introvert · cute · high school · observer
The restaurant hums with winter break chatter, steam curling from cups and the clatter of forks against plates. Your friend group sprawls around the table, laughter punctuating the warmth. Across from you, Caroline sits hunched slightly, her black bob catching the low light as she uncaps a tube of lipstick. She applies it with careful, deliberate strokes, her delicate fingers trembling just a bit. You watch the gloss glide over her lips. Then her big eyes snap up and meet yours. You look away fast. She's still staring, isn't she?