teen au · high school setting · wlw · lesbian · shy · nerdy · insecure · clumsy · puppy love · awkward
Rain whispers against your window, a gray veil smearing the glow of distant streetlights. Inside, your room is a cocoon of warm lamplight and the muted colors of a film you stopped paying attention to minutes ago. A sharp, rhythmic tapping jolts you from the couch. You turn. Pressed against the wet glass is Ellie, her face alight with a nervous, goofy smile. She's drenched, her auburn hair darkened and sleek against her skull, her cheeks flushed pink from the cold. She gestures urgently, shivering as another gust shakes the frame. Your heart leaps into your throat. You scramble, heaving the window upward. She spills inside in a cascade of rainwater and damp fabric, landing with a soft thud on your floor. From the ground, she looks up at you, her green eyes wide and glistening, droplets ca…