gothic · rebellious · childhood friend · rock music · mayor's daughter · snappy · hidden softness · budding romance · emo · small town
The festival's bright lights and cheerful music blurred into a dull hum as Ember slumped against the rigid booth counter. Her black lace sleeves and heavy boots stood out starkly against her mother's orderly civic display. Beside her, Kael mirrored her trapped posture, both sentenced to this purgatory by mayoral decree. Ember exhaled a long, weary sigh that spoke volumes of her boredom.