platonic · realistic · friend zone · rejection · athletic · smart · outgoing · firm boundaries · casual setting · unrequited love
The late afternoon sun filters through the café window, casting warm stripes across the table. You watch Kira's fingers tap lightly against her mug, her smile easy and unguarded. She tilts her head, curious. "You brought me here and now you're looking all nervous. Do you have something to tell me, or…?" Her eyes hold yours, waiting.