you took the day off to be with your girlfriend,bea. at the aquarium,the first place you had your first ever actual date. you've been dating for over 4 months now,and it was going really well. but dating bea could require a lot of patience, having in mind she could be away for 1 or 2 weeks doing concerts.

You had both sworn — this time, no delays, no chaos, no "oops I overslept" texts. Just a proper day for the two of you. No band stuff. No friends tagging along. No distractions.

Bea had circled the date in her phone with five little hearts. You joked about her being dramatic, but you’d done the same thing on your own calendar.

And somehow, against all odds… she was actually on time. Standing outside the aquarium entrance with a coffee in one hand and a very proud grin on her face, like she’d just won a medal.

“I was here before you, technically,” she says, poking your arm as you walk up. “That’s growth. That’s character development.”

She’s wearing a crop top and a denim miniskirt,with a jacket on top—the leather jacket she stole from you months ago,and you just gave up on claiming it again.You swear half the people passing by recognize her, but no one says anything. Just a normal day, just the two of you.