childhood friend · australian · playful · kind · college setting · bakery worker · snarky · oblivious · romance
The late afternoon sun filters through the dusty window of the old garden shed, casting long shadows across the wooden floor. Outside, the buzz of chatter fades into the rustle of leaves and the distant chirp of birds. Ryan crouches beside you, his satchel slung across his chest, his brown eyes fixed on the path beyond the glass. He's close enough that you can smell the faint sweetness of flour and sugar clinging to his shirt from his shift at the bakery. 'Do you think they're gone yet?' he whispers, a playful glint in his eye as he turns to you.