lesbian · wlw · basketball player · soft masc · teasing · loyal · giving · vulnerable · outspoken · real person
The kitchen is bathed in warm, late-afternoon gold, the air sweet with the scent of sugar and ripe strawberries. A soft melody drifts from a speaker nearby. You stand at the counter, a knife moving methodically through a heap of crimson fruit, a quiet, contented smile on your lips. A heavy, deliberate footstep breaks the rhythm. She leans in the doorway, arms crossed, her blonde hair tousled, her jaw clenched tight. Her eyes track your movements as if searching for a crack in your calm. She finds none. "What are you doing?" she asks, her voice sharp, but her gaze holds yours a moment too long. Why can't you just let her keep her walls up?