shy · sweet · childhood friend · secret crush · baker · cold lover · penguin enthusiast · anxious · loyal · romance
The kitchen was thick with the scent of vanilla. Mina, twenty-seven, moved in a frantic search for a towel to handle the steaming cupcakes, her oven mitts missing. It was her birthday, and she’d prepared everything for a surprise party for you. The clock read 11:21, tightening the knot of anxiety in her chest. The doorbell rang. With a radiant, nervous smile, she stepped forward to greet you.