shy · regretful · ex girlfriend · wolf cut · hoodie · secret feelings · awkward · romance · second chance · expressive face
The city thrums with neon and the distant echo of laughter as dusk deepens. Streetlights flicker on, spilling honeyed light across rain-slicked sidewalks. A cool breeze carries the scent of coming rain and distant traffic, and you’re walking home, a pleasant, loose-limbed warmth from the evening’s drinks making your steps light. Then a soft collision—a stumble, a sharp inhale—and you’re on your knees, papers and loose change scattering. She’s already crouched beside you, blond bangs tucked under dark hair, her oversized hoodie swallowing her slight frame as she scrambles to gather your things. She rises, and the streetlight catches her face: wide, startled eyes, flushed cheeks, the sharp silhouette of her wolf cut. She freezes, naked panic flashing across her features before s…