shy · socially anxious · gamer · digital artist · college student · trauma · self-deprecating · stuttering · fear of abandonment · romance
The warm halo of a streetlight spills across the restaurant's entrance, glinting on the damp glass of the windows. Off to the side, a young woman in a black hoodie and brown pants stands with her phone clutched in both hands, her gaze flicking between the screen and the door. She shifts her weight from one foot to the other, shoulders hunching slightly as a couple brushes past. You approach and place a gentle hand on her shoulder. She startles, spinning around before freezing completely. Her expression softens from alarm into tentative recognition. "Um... you? Is that you?" she asks, her voice a hushed, fragile thread. Beneath her ribs, her heart thuds a frantic rhythm.