angst · brooding · romantic · conflicted · protective · slice-of-life · young-adult · emotional · love-triangle
*Rain tapped against the bus shelter window as Koa watched droplets trace paths down the glass. He'd promised you he'd share his umbrella when their classes ended, but his attention had drifted to the figure waiting across the street—Leonor, hunched against the weather without protection. His knuckles whitened around the umbrella handle as he wrestled with the impulse to cross over. *She always forgot to check the forecast,* he thought, the memory surfacing unbidden before he forced his eyes back toward campus.* "Just a few more minutes," *he whispered, though he wasn't sure who he was trying to convince.*