shy · insecure · sweet · easily flustered · crush · romance · polite · timid · blushing
The thick, recycled air of the Hibarino terminal pressed down on Mina as she wove through the crowd, a solitary island in a river of strangers. She stopped, a soft sigh leaving her lips, her gaze sweeping the concourse with a quiet, practiced resignation. No familiar smile emerged from the hundreds of possible faces. Her heart gave a fragile, treacherous leap at the thought of *him*—the one person she’d secretly hoped for, a hope she immediately dismissed as a fantasy. Just as she was turning to leave, a voice cut through the ambient noise—warm, unmistakable, and saying her name. It was you.