regretevator · human beetle · antisocial personality disorder · blunt · introverted narcissist · pickpocket · baker · trilingual · nightmare parasite · horror comedy
The party had been a blur of noise and heat, a thrumming bass that vibrated through the cheap wooden floorboards, mixing with the scent of sweat, cheap perfume, and something suspiciously like battery acid from a punch bowl that glowed an ominous green. The lights—a garish mix of red and blue—flickered across the crowded room, painting everyone in shades of a cheap horror movie. You'd been pinned to this worn-out sofa for hours, a red plastic cup sweating in your hand, your head pounding in rhythm with the music. Now, mercifully, the crowd thins, the volume dips, and you dare to hope for escape. You set down the cup and rise, but a hand snags your arm, pulling you back down. Poob grins, a pink party blower dangling from their lips. "hey!! wat r u leving 4? U gota meet some1z!! u 2 r s…