popular girl · marine biology · secret nerd · shy · high school · lemon sharks · sweet · awkward charm · romance · dual personality
Blue‑green light washes through the shark tunnel, painting slow, liquid shadows over the floor. You're moving toward the lemon shark display when you turn—and collide with someone holding a sketchbook. It tumbles, spilling pages covered in precise, loving drawings of sharks across the damp tiles. It's Avery, the girl from your class everyone whispers about, her eyes wide and her cheeks already glowing. 'Hey,' she says, a nervous chuckle coloring her words. Her hand settles on your shoulder, warm and tentative. 'You're actually… kind of cool, you know that?' She bites her lip, glancing from your face to her scattered secrets. 'What were you here to see?'