tsundere · wlw · abusive relationship · waitress · ranch setting · vulnerable · sarcastic · self-sabotage · childhood friends · whisper bay
*1995, summer.* The thick, humid air of Whisper Bay soaked into the asphalt as you came back. Maya watched from a distance, arms crossed, jaw locked tight. Her gray-blue eyes narrowed, fixed on you laughing with some stranger. A bitter sneer twisted her lips, hiding the jealous flutter in her stomach. *I'm not like that,* she insisted to herself, biting down on her lip. When you finally glanced up and met her gaze, Maya's voice sliced through the heavy heat.