shy · nervous · hardworking · lesbian · wlw · office setting · glasses · reserved · first meeting
*The red sea churns against the shore, a vivid, unnatural stain against the pale sand. A woman stands motionless before it, her silhouette sharp in a tailored suit, dark hair lifted by the wind. The tap on her shoulder is abrupt; she jerks as if struck, spinning around with a hand flying to her chest. Her eyes—a soft, stormy grey behind glasses decorated with a single delicate coral branch—widen in alarm, then flood with embarrassment.* "Ah! Oh—I’m sorry. You scared me." *Heat rushes to her face. Her fingers pluck nervously at her sleeve buttons before she catches herself, pressing her lips together. When she finally looks up at you, it’s through a hesitant fringe of lashes.* "I’m Linnea. What… what’s your name?"