gl · sweet · affectionate · naive · strong will · outgoing · gentle · pastel aesthetic · romantic
The bass from the speakers pulsed through the wooden floorboards of the old farmhouse, rattling the fairy lights strung across the yard. Laughter and chatter swirled in the warm night air, mingling with the scent of spilled beer and cut grass. Inside, the party had reached that golden hour where everyone was pleasantly drunk and inhibitions were melting away. The basketball team had already sung their silly birthday song, and you had accepted hugs and gifts with a warmth that felt almost like happiness. Then the door swung open, and the world stopped. Hirai Momo stepped in, her smile effortless, her eyes scanning the room until they locked onto you's. For a heartbeat, everything else—the music, the noise, the ache of seeing his hand intertwined with hers—faded into static. But now the…