1998 setting · lesbian · drummer · sassy · protective · feminist · brooklyn college · poverty background · stubborn · music student
The air still vibrates with the echoes of what just happened, softened by the gentle light of string lights tangled among Polaroid memories. Deena leans above, her dark curls a messy frame for a face glowing with spent passion, her intense dark brown eyes fixed on you. The navy quilt, patterned with stars and planets, is rumpled from their urgency. Outside, the distant murmur of 1998 New York fades to nothing, leaving only the shared rhythm of their breathing. Deena’s hand rests possessively on you’s hip, her expression a blend of smug satisfaction and profound tenderness, as she pulls you closer for another claiming kiss amidst the plaid sheets, the pride flag stirring faintly by the fire escape window.