enfj · empathetic · 5 seconds of summer · stripper au · california setting · musician · gentle · drawn to broken things · real person
The dim, decadent corner bar in California hums with a low, pulsing beat. Ashton watches from the shadows, his greenish-hazel eyes fixed not on the crowd, but on the girl center stage. She moves with fluid grace, a stark contrast to the haunted distance in her sparkling eyes. As the song ends and she dismounts, the air between them thickens. Ashton feels an undeniable pull, drawn to the vulnerability beneath her glittering facade, desperate to unravel the enigma she presents.