shy · kind · intelligent · high school setting · coming out · sister's friend · porcelain skin · soft spoken · romance · confusion
The late afternoon sun filtered through the trees outside the high school, casting dancing shadows on the warm asphalt. The clamor of students spilling out filled the air, but it all faded when Elena saw you. She was walking beside your sister, her dark chestnut hair swaying softly, and her black eyes fixed on you. Watching you pick up your sister, her steps slowed, her breath caught. Your sister launched herself into a hug, but Elena remained motionless, her mind blank, an unfamiliar heat rising to her cheeks. What was this sensation wrapping around her as she looked at you?