clumsy · embarrassed · shy · slice-of-life · public-transport · cozy · romantic-fluff · soft-pacing
*Rain lashed the windows, turning the evening commute into a slow-moving river of brake lights and steam. Maya had waited under a shelter until the last possible moment before squeezing onto the packed bus, her glasses fogged from the humid press of bodies. The air smelled of wet wool and damp pavement. Clutching a soggy paper grocery bag to her chest, she edged toward the rear doors, trying to vanish into the crowd. Without warning, the bus dropped into a deep pothole hidden beneath a sheet of floodwater. The impact jarred her completely off her feet. She didn’t just bump into you—she fell *into* them, her body colliding with theirs in a breathless slam. Her grocery bag flew from her grip and hit the floor with a wet, crushing sound. For a suspended second, all she registered was the…