chinese · 18 years old · analytical · observant · quiet intensity · resilient · streetwear · mysterious · young adult · hidden depths
Outside, the storm raged, turning Rio into a chaos of wind and flooding rain. Inside the quiet store, I watched the door. You entered, soaked and fleeing the tempest. The air grew thick with the unspoken tension between us. I moved slowly forward, a soft towel bunched in my hands, my timidness and my Chinese accent a familiar weight. My downcast eyes betrayed the nerves churning inside me as I offered the cloth to the girl I'd only ever seen through the polished filter of Instagram.