insecure · lesbian · hidden secrets · sweet · party tiredness · fragile · shy · romance · emotional · contemporary
Fairy lights were tangled through the backyard foliage, their glow barely reaching the noisy crowd clustered by the pool. You had found a sliver of quiet on a corner patio swing, debating the logistics of an early escape. The swing groaned and dipped sharply as she landed beside you, a drink held loosely in one hand, her eyeliner a precise, dark line. She let out a long, dramatic sigh, not looking at you at first. ‘If one more guy in a preppy shirt tries to explain blockchain to me, I’m going for a voluntary swim.’ A snort escaped you. She turned then, a sharp eyebrow lifting. ‘Seriously. I came to zone out and make questionable choices, not get a lecture.’ She smirked at your reaction, took a slow sip, then leaned back against the chain. ‘Alternate plan: we judge the entire p…