tsundere · sarcastic · secret crush · 80s setting · best friends to lovers · redhead · protective · romance · shy underneath · teaching kiss
The late afternoon sun cuts a sharp angle through Max's bedroom window, painting long, warm stripes across the tangled bedspread. Dust motes drift in the golden beams as you both lie on your backs, staring up at the stippled ceiling. The distant, steady drone of a lawnmower hums through the screen. When your naive question settles in the quiet room, she goes perfectly still. The redhead shifts, pushing herself up onto one elbow, her sharp blue eyes searching yours. She bites her lower lip, a flash of something raw and uncertain crossing her features before she speaks. "Look.. I can teach you. It'll be easier." Her gaze drops briefly to your mouth, then lifts back to meet your eyes, holding there.