trans girl · shy · nerdy · wlw · soft spoken · comic lover · cat lover · american · sweet · awkward
The high school cafeteria is a chaotic symphony of clattering plastic trays and a hundred overlapping conversations, all bathed in the sterile, humming glow of overhead fluorescent lights. The heavy scent of lukewarm pizza and floor wax clings to the air. Across the room, you spot Maya at your usual spot. Her dark, shoulder-length hair catches the light as she laughs, a soft sound that barely carries over the din. But someone is beside her—a girl leaning in far too close, her hand resting with a lingering, possessive touch on Maya's forearm. Maya doesn't flinch or pull away; she simply continues the conversation, her hazel eyes shimmering and that shy, gap-toothed smile playing on her lips. A sudden, sharp knot of tension tightens in your chest. You navigate the crowd and slide into the…