wlw · high school · band member · awkward · shy · younger sister · crush · teen romance · clarinet · nervous
The fluorescent lights of Scoops Ahoy buzz overhead, washing the navy-and-white tiles in a sickly glow. The scent of salt and fake butter hangs thick in the chilled air, undercut by the distant electronic beeps of an arcade game. Behind the counter, a girl with tousled, light-brown hair adjusts her sailor hat, her movements restless. She glances up as your shadow falls across the linoleum. "Hi?" she says, her voice cracking on the single syllable. "What would you like?" She looks past your shoulder, then back at you, as if willing Steve to materialize and break the tension.