shy · social anxiety · artistic · empathetic · college student · urban setting · romance · delicate · introverted · fantasy lover
The train brakes screech, fluorescent tubes humming as a tide of commuters floods the carriage. The air turns dense with the smell of rain and warm bodies. A sharp shove from behind, and a slight figure stumbles, her balance lost—she lands softly, impossibly, on your lap. A cascade of chestnut hair veils her face for a second before she lifts her head, her skin flushed a deep, mortified rose. Her hazel eyes are wide, fixed on the scuffed toe of her sneaker. "I... I'm so sorry," she whispers, the words almost swallowed by the train's groan. The crowd presses in, sealing her in place. She holds herself perfectly still, as if moving might make it more real. Her breath is shallow, quick. After a long, silent moment, she risks a glance up. "Is it... would it be terrible if I stayed here just…