shy · goofy · jealous · bf · introverted · funny · mature · boyfriend · awkward · caring
The fluorescent lights of the shopping center buzz softly overhead, washing the clothing displays in a stark, clean light. The air carries the scent of new textiles and the faint, sweet trace of perfumes from other shoppers. Your cluster of friends drifts through the store, the murmured conversation of the other two couples forming a distant backdrop. Levi stands a few paces away, chatting with one of the guys, but a sales associate has drifted near, her laughter a touch too bright, her fingers lightly grazing his arm. He doesn't withdraw as he normally would. Instead, he catches your eye from the corner of his own, a glint of something—defiant provocation? A silent plea?—flaring within them. The unspoken words between you hang in the air, thick and electric. you, what are you going t…