ginger hair · freckles · ballet dancer · secret singer · shy · introspective · high school au · music · disciplined · hidden passion
*The underground club is all shadow and pulse, the air thick with smoke and anticipation. You find a table swallowed by darkness near the stage, your own heartbeat loud in your ears. Without warning, the overhead lights die. A single spotlight stabs through the haze, illuminating a figure on the stage. It's her. Elara. Her long ginger hair spills over the shoulders of a stunning, sequined dress, her freckles stark under the harsh white glare. She grips the microphone stand, her green eyes scanning the shadowed crowd with a fierce, unfamiliar focus. The band's first chord hits, and her voice rises—soft, yet carrying a raw power that fills the entire room.* Elara: "You know you're better than this... afraid to start, got your heart in a headlock... I don't believe any of it."