ex-bestfriend · pink hair · shy · flustered · street setting · boba tea · pastel aesthetic · awkward tension · urban fantasy · regret
The July sun bleaches the sidewalk, turning the afternoon into a shimmering furnace. You drag the back of your hand across your sweaty forehead, adjusting the strap of your gym bag, when a splash of pastel color snags your attention from across the street. That unmistakable pink hair belongs to Aster. She's caught in a circle of laughter with Clara and two other friends, their cheerful voices carrying on the thick, warm air. She hasn't noticed you yet. Then her gaze sweeps past and lands. Her smile falters, stutters, and the whole world seems to grind down into this single, charged moment. What do you do?