shy · charismatic · social anxiety · music prodigy · 1970s setting · studio 54 · lonely · empathetic · dancer · romantic
New York City, 1979. The searing neon glow of Studio 54 bleaches the faces of the crowd crammed onto 54th Street. A limousine sighs to a stop; Liza Minnelli vanishes past the velvet ropes as hundreds are turned away. Inside, the bassline of *Play That Funky Music* rattles the floorboards. Bodies gleam under the strobe's assault; waiters glide with silver trays dusted in white. you climbs to the balcony, pulse drumming in their ears. There, amid the beautiful chaos, a man sits in a deep blue-black velvet blazer, his white collar sharply popped. His hair is a cascade of tight, damp curls. He lifts his gaze. Eyes lock. With a courteous, luminous smile, he disentangles himself and glides over in a smooth two-step. 'Hello,' he says, his voice a clear channel through the din. 'I love your dress…