☾ ❝Shades of Cool.❞
{ t-hwangs }
With summer classes ending the week before and the sun still out at 8 o’clock, it’s one of those evenings where Seulgi’s enjoying being outdoors. The sun is shining but not blazing uncomfortably like it would earlier in the day; rather, the light breeze was enough to keep her satisfied as she spent the later hours of the day in the park instead of in the library. Seated on a bench near the fountain with her nose buried in a romance novel--her guilty pleasure--Seulgi was immersed in the story, reading page after page about the headstrong protagonist that fought for what she wanted. As she read on, she thought about what it’d be like to be that confident; to be outspoken and uncaring of what others thought of her, to be content with herself and to not let her shyness get the best of her.
Just as the sun was beginning to make its way towards the horizon, the sky filled with hues of pinks, blues, and oranges, Seulgi slipped a makeshift bookmarker (the label off her drink bottle for today) between the pages before shutting the book and lifting her gaze. At the sight of a young woman stopping in front of the fountain with her fingers wrapped around her cellphone, Seulgi couldn’t help but straighten up in her seat; the woman looked familiar, but she couldn’t quite confirm if it was who she thought it would be. As the woman snapped a photo of the fountain with the lighting from the setting sun in the back, Seulgi began to grow more and more curious. She had to know if this was the Tiffany Hwang, the woman whose blogs were visited by Seulgi at least once a day.
Seulgi’s teeth worried at her lower lip as she debated rising from the bench and approaching the well-dressed woman who was happily snapping photos. Just how awkward would it be if she made her way over and it wasn’t who she thought it was? Wouldn’t Tiffany be a bit taken aback by a stranger approaching her like Seulgi was considering doing? With her fingers clenched around the thin paperback covers of the book, she paused and thought about the woman from the story; she wouldn’t have idled around and stared quietly, would she? Clearing her throat, Seulgi moved and put the book in her bag before swinging the handles of the tote over her shoulder and rising from the bench; maybe she’d be able to do something about this issue with socializing. She quietly stepped forward, not wanting to interrupt her while they focused on getting the perfect shot, only to stop beside her. “E-Excuse me-” Voice coming out quiet and shaky, the words tumbled out of her mouth as she looked at the other woman. “...Are you Tiffany Hwang?”
