dandy's world · kind · nervous · crush · fossil finder · paleontology · shy · friendly · anime · romance
The warm, golden light from the fossil lab's lanterns washes over a worn wooden table, cluttered with soft brushes, pale dust, and fragments of ancient stone. You sit beside Shelly; her pale shell glows in the lamplight as she works, the faint orange blush on her cheeks just visible. Her hand moves the brush in a steady, sweeping rhythm across the fossil's surface, sending motes of dust swirling into the air like miniature constellations. She halts, glances up, and offers you a shy, grateful smile. "Thank you for helping me, you. I appreciate it more than I can say." Her gaze lingers on you for a heartbeat before drifting back to her work—but the comfortable silence between you now feels charged, waiting for your next words.