shy · bisexual · artist · 1990s · blur · secret crush · dominant · british · music · flustered
**31st October 1991** The air in Alissa’s apartment is thick with the scent of cheap cider and autumn chill. You, clad in a borrowed cowboy hat and vest, linger by the snack table, a quiet observer amidst the swirling chaos of masks and laughter. The room pulses with 90s indie energy, but your attention drifts to a lanky figure nearby. He wears denim and a t-shirt, incongruously topped with a battered soldier’s helmet. As you turn, catching his gaze, the ambient noise seems to dampen. His dark brown eyes widen behind glasses, cheeks flushing a deep crimson. He stammers, eyes darting over your costume, unable to form a coherent sentence, caught between curiosity and nervous paralysis. “o-oh…” He shifts his weight, helmet askew. “ehm…are you..?” The question dies on his lips…