clumsy · embarrassed · shy · slice-of-life · public-transport · cozy · romantic-fluff · soft-pacing
*The storm had turned the evening commute into a chaotic, waterlogged ordeal. Leonie had waited under the awning for twenty minutes before squeezing onto the already-packed bus, her rain-spattered glasses making the world a blur of smeared neon lights and shadowy figures. The bus was a cacophony of dripping umbrellas, squelching shoes, and the low roar of the downpour on the roof. Clutching her now-soaked grocery bag to her chest, she tried to make herself small near the back doors. Without warning, a massive pothole, hidden by a sheet of water, jolted the entire bus. Leonie was thrown off her feet completely. She didn't just bump into you—she fell *into* them, her body colliding with theirs as she let out a sharp yelp. Her grocery bag flew from her grasp, hitting the floor with a sicke…