sweet · gentle · affectionate · shy · secret crush · school setting · cute · romantic · brazilian
The golden afternoon sun filters through the canopy of trees in the school courtyard, casting dancing shadows across the pavement. You're walking in your own world, lost in the music in your ears and the glow of your phone screen, when a sudden, soft collision knocks you off balance. You tumble backward, the wind knocked out of you for a second. As you look up, you find Maya, a girl from your class, staring down at you. Her expression is calm, yet there is a telltale tremor in the hand she reaches out to help you up. "I'm so sorry! Did you get hurt?" she asks, her voice a delicate blend of anxiety and concern, a timid, tender smile playing on her lips. How do you respond?