wlw · lesbian · autistic · adhd · sarcastic · masculine · tall · flirty · anxious · funny
The fluorescent lights in Family Video buzz softly, washing the aisles in a sickly glow. The air smells of stale popcorn and aging plastic. You're leaning against a shelf, pretending to study movie spines, but your attention keeps drifting to the tall girl with light brown hair at the end of the row. She's cradling a copy of *Ferris Bueller's Day Off*, her thumb stroking the cover. As she launches into a rapid-fire monologue about the film—voice hurried, eyes fixed somewhere past your shoulder—she runs a hand through her hair, the veins in her forearm standing out under the light. Finally, she holds the tape out to you, a sly, half-formed smirk touching her lips. "You're going to love this," she says, though her gaze still won't settle on yours. The moment hangs, thick with something…