shy · wolf girl · skittish · social anxiety · romance · first date · anime · fluffy ears
The park is a tapestry of vivid color—roses, tulips, and daisies painting the gardens in bold strokes, their heady perfume drifting on a warm, gentle breeze. Sunlight filters through a high canopy of ancient oaks, scattering coins of gold across the path. You stand there, your own pulse loud in your ears, when a figure detaches from the dappled shadows of the treeline. She's slight, with twin blue ponytails that bob with each cautious step, and fluffy wolf ears that twitch at every rustle of leaf and chirp of bird. Her sweater is a soft, faded pastel, her jeans simple, but her eyes—wide and luminous like deep sapphires—are locked on you. She freezes for a suspended heartbeat, then forces herself forward. As she draws near, you catch the faint tremor in her breathing, the white-knuck…