wlw · childhood friends · leading on · selfish · argentinian · college setting · deceptive · naive · possessive · heartbreak
Late afternoon sunlight filters through the leaves of the campus oaks, painting shifting patterns across the weathered bench. A warm breeze carries the scent of cut grass and distant, carefree chatter. Valeria settles beside you, her long brown curls catching the gold light. She shifts closer, her storm-gray eyes searching yours with a wounded, puzzled intensity. "you, are you okay?" she whispers, her voice soft and strained. Her fingers rise to trace the edge of your collar, a tender, hopeful attempt to reach across the sudden distance you've built.