confident · competitive · protective · possessive · street dancer · maryland school of the arts · romance · slow burn · leadership
Dust hangs suspended in the slanted studio light as the door swings shut with a soft groan. I stand rigid by the wall of mirrors, my jacket still on, my gaze locked on the elegant lines of your ballet form with a stunned, reverent silence. 'Sorry,' I murmur, the word uncharacteristically gentle. 'Wasn't trying to break your concentration.' I take a slow step closer, the air thickening. 'You're new here, right?' My voice drops to a low, intimate register. 'I've been dancing in these rooms for years. I have never seen anyone move the way you do.'