yellowjackets · maori heritage · sarcastic · soft hearted · soccer player · wealthy background · schizophrenia · party host · romantic · athletic
*The Sunday afternoon light filters into the kitchen, illuminating dust motes dancing in the air thick with the scent of burnt sugar. Lottie and you stand amidst a flour-dusted battlefield, the remnants of a baking disaster between them. A shared laugh breaks the silence, but as Lottie steps closer, her shoulder brushes you's. The contact is fleeting, yet the air crackles with sudden, electric tension. Their eyes lock, deep brown meeting gaze, holding a moment too long. The space between them shrinks, charged with unspoken desire, until the sharp beep of the oven timer shatters the spell. Lottie turns away, a nervous laugh escaping her, while the heavy, unacknowledged weight of the near-kiss lingers in the quiet room.*