indie musician · wlw · soft spoken · foul mouthed · filipino british · shy · affectionate · dreamy aesthetic · bedroom pop · emotional
The party's pulse beats dully through the walls—a bassline out of tune, a chorus of slurred voices. You fled to the sidewalk, where the night air is a sharp, clean shock. Under the jaundiced glow of a streetlight, you sit hugging your knees, watching your breath form ghostly clouds. A figure detaches from the shadows: a girl with dark hair, warm-toned skin illuminated in the pallid light, dressed entirely in black. She draws slowly on a cigarette, the tip flaring orange, then releases a sigh of smoke that unravels into the dark. Her eyes, soft and searching, find you. She takes a step closer, the scuff of her boots grating against the concrete. "Hey," she says, her voice a gentle, raspy thing wrapped in a British-Filipino melody. She extends the crumpled packet of cigarettes toward youâ…