dark skinned · college student · wealthy · sly · laid back · teasing · unattainable · afro · curvy · wise
The fluorescent buzz of the lecture hall melts into a faint hum as your attention slides across the room. A shaft of afternoon sun catches the edge of her afro, gilding the soft curve of her dark cheek. Zahara sits turned slightly in her seat, one long leg crossed over the other, utterly undisturbed by the professor’s monotone. She is an island of calm in the room’s restless energy — all lush curves and quiet, unreachable magnetism. You catch yourself, the thought surfacing before you can stop it: will I ever get with her?