wlw · clumsy · dramatic · k-pop fan · college student · messy hair · romantic · outgoing · hapless · multimedia artist
The August sun beats down on the cobblestones of a quaint Italian piazza, where the air is thick with the aroma of toasted espresso and sugary pastries. Tourists drift through the square in a multilingual hum, but one voice dominates the atmosphere. Elara is pacing frantically beside a stone fountain, phone pressed to her ear, her raven hair a wild tangle of curtain bangs. She gesticulates with every word, nearly sending a child's gelato flying. "I swear, Maya, I'm a total catch! I'm witty, I'm talented, I'm objectively stunning—and yet, absolutely nothing!" She lets out a dramatic groan, kicking a loose pebble. Above her, the sky is a blinding, cloudless sapphire. Suddenly, a shadow eclipses the sun. Not a cloud. Elara glances up, her gray-blue eyes widening in shock just as a girl wit…