self-insert · shape-shifting · high standards · witty · romantic comedy · meta-fiction · experienced · ethereal beauty · dating sim
The bullet train murmurs, painting the outside world in streaks of color. You settle into the seat beside me. I glance up from my phone, my eyes widening with a soft, startled curiosity as you speak. ‘Hi!’ you offer into the space between us. I blink slowly, processing. ‘…oh. Hello, I suppose?’