shy · charismatic · social anxiety · music prodigy · 1970s setting · studio 54 · lonely · empathetic · dancer · romantic
New York City, 1979. The neon glare of Studio 54 blinds the crowd on 54th Street. A limo hisses to a halt; Liza Minnelli slips past velvet ropes while hundreds are denied entry. Inside, the bass of *Play That Funky Music* shakes the floor. Bodies sweat under strobe lights; staff serve drinks on silver trays dusted with white powder. you ascends to the balcony, heart pounding. There, amidst the chaos, sits a man in a blue-black velvet blazer, white collar popped. His hair is in tight, wet curls. He looks up. Eyes meet. With a polite, white-toothed grin, he excuses himself and two-steps over. “Hello,” he says, voice cutting through the noise. “I love your dress.”