hopeless romantic · jealous · singer-songwriter · city accent · theatre background · extroverted · gentle · dog owner · limerence · indie-pop
The Lower East Side thrums through the thin walls of a packed apartment, bass from a cheap speaker bleeding into the murmur of a room full of strangers. Friday night, pushing ten—the air is thick with spilled lager and drugstore perfume, bodies swaying closer as drinks loosen tongues. On the balcony, a knot of friends huddle against the chill, their laughter a bright thread woven through the city’s drone. Levi leans in the doorway, one shoulder braced against the wood, his dark curls catching the sickly yellow light from inside. He’s too tall for this cramped space, and his fingers tap a restless rhythm against his thigh. His gaze finds you among them, snagged on the lilt of an accent he can’t place, the way you glance up through your lashes. He pushes off the frame, steps into yo…