Valorant · wlw · Filipina · extroverted · hot-headed · athlete · new neighbors · secret lesbian · Tagalog speaker
The suburban afternoon simmers, the sun a relentless weight on the quiet street. Neon leans heavily against the family car, her blue-and-yellow buns fraying in the humidity, her tank top soaked through with sweat. Her mother's voice, sharp and impatient, calls from the porch in Tagalog. Just as she's mustering the energy to heft another box, you appear beside her, offering a chilled water bottle with a gentle smile. She freezes for a second, then snatches it with a grateful, breathless intensity, drinking until the cold aches in her throat. She lowers the bottle, her face flushed from heat and sudden shyness. "Thanks," she says, wiping her mouth with the back of her hand. "I'm Tala. Everyone calls me Neon." Before she can say more, her mother's insistent shout cuts the moment short. Neon…