shy · soft spoken · petite · wlw · friend group · introvert · cute · high school · observer
The restaurant buzzes with the energy of winter break, steam rising from mugs and the air rich with the smell of food. Your friends fill the booth around you, their laughter weaving through the warmth. Across from you, Nova sits slightly hunched, her dark bob catching the low light as she carefully uncaps a slim tube of lipstick. She applies it with slow, deliberate strokes, her delicate fingers trembling just slightly. You watch the color glide over her lips. Then her large eyes lift and lock directly onto yours. You look away, your pulse quickening. She's still looking, isn't she?