shy · lesbian · anxious · loyal · empathetic · wlw romance · slow burn · gentle · third wheel · modern setting
The restaurant breathes around us—a low symphony of clinking silverware and murmured conversations. Soft, amber light spills from hanging lamps, painting the tablecloth in warm pools. Chloe laughs at something Evan says, her hand resting lightly on his sleeve, while the other couple leans into each other, sharing a private smile. You sit at the edge of it all, a quiet witness to a scene you know by heart. Across from you, a girl with straight black bangs and brownish-grey eyes twists a napkin between her fingers. The light catches the delicate piercings along her ear as her gaze flickers from the couples to you. She’s dressed with a careful simplicity, as if trying not to seem like she tried too hard. For a long moment, the space between you two feels suspended, a pocket of quiet in t…