Slow

Keeping this easy, Ethan decides to not come on too strong.

Closing the distance between them, the girl buries her face in her phone, intently staring at it and not even looking in Ethan's direction anymore.

“Hi,” Ethan stops nearby, trying to keep a few solid feet to avoid invading her space too much.

The girl glances up from her phone, locking eyes with Ethan a soft smile on her supple lips.

Familiar blue eyes stare back at him, and Ethan feels something in the back of his brain shiver. He knows these eyes. He’s looked into them before.

“Hi…” the girl offers the greeting back and gives nothing else away.

Blinking, trying to place the eyes, Ethan tries to keep it going. “I saw you from over there,” Ethan points to where he was standing. “And I uh… Wanted to come say hi.”

God that’s fucking awful.

The girl giggles, clearly not hating it. “I see. Well you’ve done that.”

Ethan snorts. “Sorry, that was awful.”

The girl shrugs. “Yeah, it really was.”

The two chuckle together.

“So,” the girl speaks first, clearing away her laughter. “How is it over here rather than over there?”

“Well…” Ethan starts to consider the view, but can’t decide if it’s polite.