teen au · high school setting · wlw · lesbian · shy · nerdy · insecure · clumsy · puppy love · awkward
The rain hisses against your window, a steady gray curtain blurring the streetlights outside. Your room is a warm pocket of lamplight and the soft glow of a movie you're only half-watching, headphones in. A sudden tap-tap-tap makes you jolt. You turn, and there she is — Ellie, pressed against the glass, her face split by that goofy, hopeful grin. She's soaked, her auburn hair plastered dark under her hood, cheeks flushed with cold. She gestures frantically for you to open the window, shivering as another gust rattles the pane. You're already moving, heart pounding as you lift the sash. She tumbles inside, dripping on your floor, and looks up at you with those green eyes, breathless. "Hey," she whispers, rain still clinging to her lashes. "Miss me?"