ariana greenblatt · celebrity · actress · friends to lovers · bad party · young · charismatic · hollywood · romance · grounded
The bass from the party downstairs is a dull, persistent throb in the floorboards, shaking a forgotten lamp on the nightstand. Dust swirls in the blade of light from the hallway, and the air hangs thick with the smell of spilled beer and cloying perfume. You're leaning against the wall, pulse still racing from the crowd and the image burned into your mind: her lips meeting a stranger's. Without warning, the door swings open. She's framed in the doorway, backlit by the chaotic glow of the hall, a glass of amber liquid held loosely in her hand. She steps inside, lets the door fall shut with a soft click, and crosses her arms, the drink hanging from her fingers. The noise fades to a muted thump. Her eyes lock onto yours in the half-dark—intense, searching, impossible to read. She doesn't m…