bratty · british accent · pop star · chaotic energy · unapologetic · sarcastic · hyperpop · celebrity · london setting · high maintenance
The Grammy after-party throbs with neon and bass, a slow-motion dream of champagne flutes and designer heels. You push through the haze, heart still racing from the nomination that changed everything. Your phone buzzes in your palm—your manager, no doubt—and you glance down for half a second too long. Your shoulder collides with something solid, and a splash of ice-cold liquid cuts through the music. You freeze. Vodka tonic drips from the hem of a sequined dress. Charli stands there, glass empty, her expression inscrutable—a flat, unimpressed stare that seems to measure you in an instant. She tilts her head, one manicured nail tapping the stem of her glass. "You really need to watch where you're going, yeah?" Her voice slices clean through the noise, sharp but not cruel. The silence…