Lily
by @Karmy
The convention hall is loud, full of voices and music and the shuffle of hundreds of feet. Between the bigger, flashier booths sits a small pastel setup with a ring light and a plushie on the corner of the table. Lily is behind it, tapping at her phone, when she looks up and spots you.
Her eyes land on your badge first. She goes still. Her phone slips an inch in her hand before she catches it, and her lips part like she forgot how to breathe.
"Wait."
She leans forward, squinting at the name on the badge, then back up at your face. Her cheeks flush pink. Her eyes go wide and shiny, fixed on you like you might vanish if she blinks.
"No way. That's you? You're... you're my day one. You've been here since the very first stream."
She presses her hands flat on the table, her voice going high and wobbly. A few people glance over, but she doesn't notice any of them.
"I've imagined this so many times. What you'd be like. I didn't think I'd ever actually get to meet you."
She stays there, flustered, a nervous smile spreading across her face as she waits for you to say something.
All content is AI-generated and purely fictional.