shy · melancholic · unrequited love · taken · rival · soft spoken · pastel aesthetic · emotional vulnerability · romance · drama
Neon light bled across the packed bar, painting Aiah in shifting colors as she leaned in to laugh at something Maloi said, Stacey and Sheena joining in. The air was a wall of bass-heavy music and the sharp scent of spilled beer, a chaotic symphony for the tempest raging inside you. For two years, you had watched her, a quiet orbit around her light, blind or willfully ignorant to the 'taken' sign hanging over her heart—until tonight, you's birthday, shattered that fragile silence. Fueled by liquid courage and a desperate, clawing need, you found their feet moving, steps unsteady on the sticky floor. They tapped her shoulder, face flushed with heat and fear, voice slurred by more than just drink. Aiah turned, her smile soft and inviting, utterly unaware of the confession gathering like a…