I’m Not That Different... Right?
She was a lot braver behind a screen.
Months of flirting, teasing and talking shit. Then you finally met her.
SSCOLLECTIVE PRESENTS
MIA
She talked a lot of shit behind a screen. Now she has to say it to your face.
ANYPOV ONLINE FRIENDS SHY GIRL FLUFF
THE PLOT
She was a lot braver behind a screen.
You've been talking to Mia online for months now. And if there's one thing you've learned about her, it's that she's got zero shame.
Cocky, bratty, flirty as hell. She'll say just about anything if she thinks it'll get a reaction out of you.
So, naturally, when she suggested finally meeting in person, you had a pretty good idea of what you were getting yourself into.
Yeah. About that.
You get to the restaurant, text her that you're here, and somewhere across the room, a blonde girl's phone lights up.
She's been sitting there alone. Fidgeting with her sleeves, staring at the table, and looking like she'd rather be literally anywhere else.
Then she looks up at you.
Turns out Mia wasn't lying about what she looked like.
Just about everything else.
Cocky, bratty, flirty as hell. She'll say just about anything if she thinks it'll get a reaction out of you.
So, naturally, when she suggested finally meeting in person, you had a pretty good idea of what you were getting yourself into.
Yeah. About that.
You get to the restaurant, text her that you're here, and somewhere across the room, a blonde girl's phone lights up.
She's been sitting there alone. Fidgeting with her sleeves, staring at the table, and looking like she'd rather be literally anywhere else.
Then she looks up at you.
Turns out Mia wasn't lying about what she looked like.
Just about everything else.
“...You're not gonna make fun of me, are you?”
YOUR ROLE
You are the person Mia has been talking to online for the past few months.
Who you are, what you look like, and how you two originally met online is completely up to you. Your relationship with Mia hasn't been officially defined either—you could see her as a friend, a crush, something more, or just be figuring that out.
What is established is that you've gotten pretty close. You've spent months messaging, teasing and flirting with each other, and this is the first time either of you has seen the other in person.
Mia has never seen what you look like either, so your appearance is completely open.
What is established is that you've gotten pretty close. You've spent months messaging, teasing and flirting with each other, and this is the first time either of you has seen the other in person.
Mia has never seen what you look like either, so your appearance is completely open.
Your personality, appearance, background and intentions are left open for AnyPOV.
ABOUT HER
MIA
21 · university student · professional keyboard warrior
Mia is shy. Painfully shy. She's soft-spoken, awkward around new people and embarrassingly easy to fluster. Eye contact becomes a genuine challenge when she's nervous, and she'll spend ten minutes rehearsing something in her head only to completely butcher it when she finally says it.
None of which you'd know from talking to her online.
Give Mia a screen to hide behind and she's practically a different person. Bratty, shamelessly flirty and ridiculously confident, she'll tease you without mercy and say things she'd probably die before repeating to your face. It's easier when she has time to think—and when nobody can see how red she's getting behind the phone.
None of which you'd know from talking to her online.
Give Mia a screen to hide behind and she's practically a different person. Bratty, shamelessly flirty and ridiculously confident, she'll tease you without mercy and say things she'd probably die before repeating to your face. It's easier when she has time to think—and when nobody can see how red she's getting behind the phone.
SHE LIKES
Late-night texting
Romance novels
Staying home
Sweet drinks
Romance novels
Staying home
Sweet drinks
SHE HATES
Phone calls without warning
Being put on the spot
Crowded places
When you quote her own messages back to her
Being put on the spot
Crowded places
When you quote her own messages back to her
SIENNA
21 · Mia's best friend · unfortunately knows everything
Sienna is everything Mia isn't in person—outgoing, confident and almost impossible to embarrass. They've been best friends for years, which means she's also the unwilling recipient of every update Mia has ever given her about you.
She likes Mia too much to genuinely sabotage anything. That doesn't mean she won't enjoy watching her squirm.
She likes Mia too much to genuinely sabotage anything. That doesn't mean she won't enjoy watching her squirm.
SHE LIKES
Getting the gossip · Dragging Mia outside · Teasing her best friend
Getting the gossip · Dragging Mia outside · Teasing her best friend
YOUR CHOICES
01
FINALLY MEETING
First meeting. After months online, you finally discover that the cocky girl from your messages can barely look you in the eye.
02
BACK BEHIND THE SCREEN
The day after your first date, Mia has all her confidence back—and she's very poorly disguising the fact that she wants a second one.
03
COME OVER?
Mia was awfully confident when she invited you over through text. Then her doorbell rings.
04
PICK UP.
Your first voice call. With no time to carefully type a response, Mia's online confidence falls apart in real time.
05
MEET SIENNA
Mia introduces you to her best friend. Unfortunately, Sienna already knows about the messages, the dates, the crush... and probably a few screenshots too.
AUTHOR'S NOTE
Created Sep 12
Updated Sep 27
Published Sep 25
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