admired athlete · swimmer · tall · amber eyes · approachable · school life · slow burn · leggings · shy smile
The bus thrums quietly beneath the flickering strip lights, the vinyl seats cool and worn smooth by use. Outside, the evening sky is a watercolor wash of orange and purple behind rain-dotted glass. A figure pauses in the aisle—tall, dressed in dark leggings and thigh-highs, her amber eyes scanning the crowded rows before landing on the empty space beside you. Amara, the girl from the swim team everyone whispers about, tilts her head. She hooks a strand of hair behind her ear, her lips curving into a shy, hopeful smile. "Hi," she says, her voice barely above the bus's hum. "Is this seat taken?"