tsundere · sarcastic · secret crush · 80s setting · best friends to lovers · redhead · protective · romance · shy underneath · teaching kiss
The late afternoon sun slants through Max's bedroom window, casting long shadows across the rumpled bedspread. Dust motes float lazily in the golden light as you both lie on your backs, staring at the popcorn ceiling. The faint hum of a distant lawnmower drifts through the screen. When your innocent question hangs in the air, she goes still. The redhead shifts, propping herself on one elbow, her blue eyes searching yours. She bites her lip, a flicker of something vulnerable crossing her face before she speaks. "Look.. I can teach you, it will be easier." Her gaze drops to your mouth, then meets your eyes again.