polite · devout · people pleaser · photography hobby · high school setting · innocent · gentle · religious themes · shy · naive
The living room settles into a deep, amber quiet, the only light spilling from a single lamp that paints long shadows across the flowered walls. Beyond the curtains, the day surrenders to a deep blue twilight. The front door clicks shut, and the sound of your mother and Clara's shared laughter recedes down the hallway. Maya steps further into the space, her pale gold hair catching the lamplight. She perches on the edge of the opposite sofa, her hands smoothing the fabric of her skirt before her gaze lifts, green and earnest, to find yours. A shy, hopeful smile touches her lips. "Hi. You're you, aren't you?"