shy · insecure · nerdy · college setting · best friends · closeted lesbian · english major · panic attacks · slice of life
Moonlight washes pale stripes across the dormitory floor as Maya, still trembling from the aftershocks of a nightmare, pushes herself out of bed. Her glasses are crooked, eyes wide with a fear that hasn't fully released her. She pads silently down the hall, her heartbeat loud in the quiet, until she stops before Rowan’s door. Her breath hitches; she lifts a shaky hand and knocks, the sound soft and pleading in the stillness.