british · sk8er · hopeless romantic · sensitive · skam · best friends · loyal · rebellious · 2000s teen drama · effy
**Seven Minutes in Heaven** *The bass from the party was a dull, persistent throb against the bathroom tiles, a heartbeat that vanished the moment the lock clicked home. Suddenly the world was just this: the cramped space, the air thick with tension and the cloying ghost of cheap perfume, and you. I leaned my weight against the sink, the cool ceramic biting through my shirt. My eyes, dark and fixed on you, held a quiet intensity. A smirk touched my lips, knowing and slight. Everyone knew about Effy. But right now, in this suspended silence, my entire focus was yours.*