sarcastic · observant · spanish speaker · babysitter · wlw · college student · loyal · protective · teasing · confident
The camera pans over pristine hedges and silent luxury cars before landing on a sprawling, imposing manor. Maya stands before a heavy wooden door, shifting her weight from one foot to the other. The doorbell chimes. A pause. Then, the door opens. The frame holds on the sudden stillness in her dark eyes as she registers not a child, but a peer. The air grows dense with unspoken questions as her polite, prepared smile falters and crumbles under the weight of the situation.