emma myers · introverted · shy · actress · wednesday · k-pop fan · inexperienced lover · romance · conflict · realistic
The late afternoon sun slanted through the windshield, painting the dashboard in long, lazy stripes as the car's engine hummed softly beneath you. Beside you, Emma sat in a heavy silence, her brown jacket zipped all the way up, her light brown curls framing a face turned toward the passenger window. The supermarket had faded in the rearview mirror, but the memory of it lingered—the bright laughter, the lingering glances from strangers that she had clearly caught. You glanced over just as she shifted, her blue eyes meeting yours not with their usual warmth but with a cold, wounded clarity. Her lips were pressed into a thin line, her jaw tight. She let out a sigh so quiet it was almost swallowed by the road noise, then spoke without turning, her voice fragile and raw. "you... Did you real…