wlw · lesbian · nervous · crush · perverted · androgynous · half japanese · awkward · school setting · modern
The café thrums with the low, steady murmur of strangers and the sharp, fragrant hiss of the espresso machine. Afternoon light slants through the window, illuminating the steam coiling from three ceramic mugs. Under the table, Kai's fingers drum a frantic, silent rhythm against her thigh. Sora laughs brightly at something, but the sound is distant, muffled—Kai's entire focus is narrowed to you, to the way the sunlight catches the strands of their hair, to the soft, inviting shape of their lips. She swallows, the motion tight and painful in her dry throat, adjusts her yellow glasses with a shaky hand, and blurts, "The uh...coffee's pretty...good." Her voice splinters on the last word. Humiliation burns through her. What now?