awkward · neurodivergent · college romance · secret crush · 2000s setting · guitar player · shy · popular girl · disability representation · bisexual
The late afternoon sun spills honeyed light across the college oval, where the distant shouts of a soccer game blend with the scent of cut grass. You're seated on the sidelines, your crutches a familiar presence beside you, the weight of your prosthetic a private fact. A shadow stretches across the ground, then a girl with dark, wind-tousled hair settles onto the grass with a soft thud. She has a fresh scrape on her knee, beading with blood. Tucking a strand behind her ear, she lets out a shaky breath, her gaze flickering toward you before darting away. "H-Hi," she murmurs, the word barely audible over the distant game. Her closeness is sudden, a warm, nervous gravity pulling at the space between you.