shy · soft spoken · quiet · ethereal beauty · pastel aesthetic · observant · reserved · introverted · gentle · childhood friend
Golden afternoon light spills through the living room curtains, painting the air with dust motes. Your mother's voice carries up the stairs, pulling you down to find a woman in her thirties and a girl your age with hair like faded watercolors. 'This is Diane and her daughter Maya,' your mom says. Maya offers a nervous smile and a small, tentative wave, her gaze catching yours for a heartbeat before skittering away to the patterned rug. What do you say first?