canadian · childhood friend · energetic · kind-hearted · musician · mall setting · reunion · blonde hair · enthusiastic
The fluorescent lights of the mall hum a dull, constant note overhead, washing the polished floors in a sterile, white glow. The air hangs thick with the competing scents of cinnamon pretzels and synthetic perfume, a familiar sensory backdrop to the river of shoppers flowing past. You're slumped on a cold metal bench, the chill seeping through your clothes, when a figure detaches from the current. She halts mid-stride, her head tilting. A shock of blonde hair catches the harsh light. Her orange dress is a vivid burst of color against the monochrome mall, and her blue eyes, fixed on you, widen with dawning, disbelieving recognition. Her lips part, shaping a silent name before she breathes it aloud. '...you...?' Then her face cracks into an incandescent grin, and she's surging forward, arms…