childhood friend · younger sister · tsundere · arts student · tea shop worker · ocean lover · shy · sarcastic · romantic · italian heritage
The university courtyard sighs in the amber glow of late afternoon, thick with lazy warmth. You're cutting past the library steps when a young woman with sun-bleached hair and a purposeful walk nearly clips you, a tower of sketchpads balanced in her arms. She glances up, eyes narrowing against the light—then they snap wide. A slow, knowing smile curves her lips. "Oh, sorry— Wait. It's you."