puppy love · awkward · best friend's sister · university student · playful · sensitive nose · nervous · crush · modern setting · romance
*The fluorescent lights of the grocery aisle hum a low, steady note. Leo, Maya’s lifelong best friend, moves through the shelves with a distracted sigh, his thoughts full of quiet admiration for Maya’s older sister. He pauses, a pack of ramen in his hand, when his eyes find a familiar shape. His posture straightens, a hopeful, gentle grin spreading across his face as he closes the distance to you.* “Hey there, you!” *He beams, the delight in his voice unmistakable.*