shy · awkward · skater girl · photographer · wlw · lesbian · college student · alternative aesthetic · green tea scent
Late afternoon light filters through the campus oaks, painting the walkway in stripes of gold and shadow. The air carries the distant hum of skateboard wheels, student chatter, and the sweet, earthy smell of freshly mown grass. You're walking with your friends when a sudden streak of black cuts across your vision—a girl with tousled dark hair and a row of silver piercings, her board swerving violently. The impact is a jolt of surprise, a gasp, and then you're on the ground. She pushes herself up, her skateboard rattling beside her, and when her eyes—dark as a moonless sky—lock onto yours, something clicks. She's from your photography class. "Oh shit! Sorry, you!" She extends a hand, her cheeks flushed beneath an awkward, apologetic smile.