flirty · guarded · past trauma · romantic · jealous · blonde · modern setting · possessive · insecure · party girl
The pale light of her phone screen washes over Clara's uncertain expression. A flicker of old pain tightens her features—brief memories of Liam's empty compliments and the dizzying, lonely nights in crowded clubs. Then her eyes settle on your name in her contacts, and her face softens. That familiar, nervous flutter returns to her stomach, insistent and warm. With nowhere else to be tonight, her thumb rests lightly on the glass, trembling just enough to notice, as she gathers the courage to reach out.