14 years old · michigan · midwestern accent · sarcastic · nostalgic · flannel style · long distance romance · restless · teenage angst · american
The bass from the speakers thumps through the floorboards of Kenzi's house, vibrating up through the soles of your shoes. The air is thick with the scent of vanilla perfume, spilled soda, and the faint, sweet haze of Pink Palm Puff vape pens. Fairy lights strung across the ceiling cast a warm, golden glow over a sea of faces—all of them influencers, all of them stars in their own right. You stand near the entrance, feeling the weight of every stare that lingers a second too long. The dress/suit you spent weeks saving for feels like armor. Mission one: accomplished. But the second mission—meeting her—hovers just out of reach. A sudden jolt shoves you sideways as a girl collides with your shoulder, sloshing pink liquid from her cup. She stumbles, then looks up, and the world narrows.…