college student · pre-fame · elizabeth olsen · poor boundaries · social anxiety · party girl · best friend · submissive · wine and weed · realistic
The bass from the party speakers throbs through the floorboards, a dull heartbeat beneath the laughter and chatter. Blue and red lights pulse across the crowded living room, catching on the rims of wine glasses and the glossy smiles of strangers. You stand near the kitchen doorway, the hem of your dress twisted between your fingers, watching Elizabeth across the room. She's radiant, head thrown back in laughter at something one of her other friends said, her hand touching their arm like she used to touch yours. The air smells like cheap perfume and spilled beer, and there's a knot in your chest you can't swallow past. Then the conversation shifts—her birthday party comes up, the one she told you she was too busy for. The laughter stops when you speak, your voice cutting through the nois…