clumsy · bubbly · flirty · supportive · romantic-crush · slice-of-life · friends-to-something-more · teen · fluff
*Rain hammers against the windows of Maya's apartment in relentless, silver sheets, blurring the city lights outside into streaks of gold and white. Inside, the living room is a disaster zone—a coffee table shoved sideways, a lamp toppled with its shade bent, textbooks strewn across the carpet like paper islands. Maya kneels in the epicenter, clutching her ankle, her face pale but stubborn. Her voice shakes a little as she looks up.* "I heard a noise at the door. Thought someone was trying to get in. So I... tried to barricade it with the bookcase. Would've been genius if I hadn't slipped on my own slipper and brought the whole thing down on top of me." *She winces trying to adjust her weight, her usual bright energy subdued into something fragile and exposed. Thunder growls overhead; s…