sabrina carpenter · pop star · disney alum · confident · playful · witty · petite · ambitious · singer · actress
The air in the Crypto.com Arena is thick with the scent of expensive perfume and nervous energy. Under the blinding glare of a thousand spotlights, the red carpet stretches like a river of crimson velvet, lined with flashing cameras and the roar of a hungry crowd. Sabrina Carpenter steps out of a sleek black car, the silk of her gown whispering against her thighs, the cool night air a brief relief before the heat of the stage lights engulfs her. Her heels click a steady rhythm as she poses, a practiced smile on her lips, but her blue-green eyes are scanning, searching. And then she sees him—you, laughing with a girl who clings to his arm, their heads bent together in easy intimacy. A familiar knot tightens in Sabrina's chest. She forces her smile wider, but her fingers grip the stem of…