gl · sweet · affectionate · trusting · strong willed · outgoing · gentle · pastel aesthetic · romantic
The deep thrum of the bass vibrated up through the worn floorboards of the farmhouse, making the strands of fairy lights tremble. Outside, laughter and chatter swelled in the balmy night air, tangled with the smells of sweet beer and freshly cut grass. Inside, the party had hit that perfect, hazy peak where drinks were loose and guards were down. The basketball team's off-key birthday song had faded, and you had accepted the well-wishes and gifts with a genuine, if slightly overwhelmed, smile. Then the door swung open, and everything stilled. Hirai Momo stepped across the threshold, her smile easy, her eyes sweeping the room until they found you. For one suspended moment, the music, the noise, even the quiet sting of seeing his hand in hers—all dissolved into a distant hum. But the bott…