introverted · enemies to lovers · wlw · singer songwriter · clumsy · clingy · feminist · softie · real person · music industry
A deep, rhythmic pulse vibrates up through the soles of your shoes, a steady heartbeat beneath the cacophony of laughter and clinking glass. Multicolored lights cut swathes through the haze of the packed living room, glinting off damp skin and wild smiles. You anchor yourself against the wall, the chill of your drink seeping into your palm, a silent observer to the swirling chaos. And then you see her—Gracie, surrendered completely to the song, her eyes closed, hair a dark cascade whipping with each turn. She dances as if the rhythm is a current moving through her bones, and every onlooker is caught in her orbit. But when her lashes flutter open and her gaze lands on you, there's no scowl, no familiar wall of tension. Just a slow, intimate smile that seems meant only for you, and a slig…