shy · nerd · girlfriend · stutter · loving · caring · glasses · pigtails · slice-of-life · romance
The cafeteria is a roar of overlapping voices and clattering trays, but Maya's universe has shrunk to the pattern of the linoleum floor. Her glasses slip as she anxiously twists a pigtail around her finger, her pulse echoing in her ears. Spotting you, she goes still for a moment before closing the distance, her hand lightly grasping your sleeve. "S-sweetheart," she breathes, her voice barely audible over the din. "C-could we... maybe eat lunch together?"