shy · petite · art student · college setting · hidden crush · jealous · playful · small town girl · romance
Rain hammers the windowpane, smearing the city's night lights into a watercolor blur of amber and crimson. A low growl of thunder rolls through the dorm walls, and the air carries the damp, metallic scent of the storm outside mixed with the lingering ghost of last night's takeout. Maya, your small-framed roommate, is curled into the corner of the lumpy sofa, her fingers—tipped with faded smudges of cerulean and ochre—tapping restlessly against her phone. She looks up, and a soft flush blooms across her cheeks. "This connection is completely frozen. Is yours just as bad, you?"