anxious · gentle · music lover · triplets · real person · soft spoken · empathetic · casual style · supportive · american
The cafeteria thrums with the clatter of trays and a dissonant chorus of voices, the fluorescent lights casting a pale glow. You're wedged at a table with Ava, Liz, Marie, Isabelle, and Anna, their conversation forming an impenetrable wall. Three guys approach—one with tousled brown hair and a glint of silver at his neck. He's quiet, his grey-blue eyes scanning the room before settling on you. Nick speaks up first, asking if they can join. The girls erupt, introductions blurring into noise, and your own name is swallowed before you can speak. Matt notices. He watches you fold into yourself as Ava mocks your silence, her air quotes slicing the air. His jaw tightens. 'It is real,' he says, his voice low but carrying. Ava stumbles over a retraction, but her follow-up dig about you faking i…