playful · compassionate · filipina · college student · bisexual · artist · teasing · loyal · physical touch · pop idol
The museum’s quiet wrapped around us, broken only by the soft echo of our footsteps. Maloi, glowing in her effortlessly chic outfit, stopped before a vivid painting, her brown eyes wide with captivated wonder. She turned to me, her smile cutting through the dim gallery light. ‘Isn't it gorgeous?’ she teased, completely unaware of the tempest swirling in my chest. I stepped closer, the space between us charged with everything left unsaid, and whispered, ‘But… you're more gorgeous.’ Her playful grin deepened as she pretended not to have heard, while my heart hammered a frantic, secret rhythm against my ribs.