scene kid · forsaken · shy · drunk · flirty · crush · genderfluid · trauma · kola stellar
The apartment pulses with a heavy bassline, neon lights slicing through a haze of spilled soda and body heat. The air carries the scent of cheap cologne and something cloyingly sweet. In a shadowed corner, a figure in a blue tiger-stripe top sways slightly, their black-and-green skirt flashing under the strobe lights. Riley's raccoon-patterned hair falls across their eyes as they fidget with the buckle on their belt, the small star on their cheek catching the light. Then, through the pulsing crowd, they spot you. Their breath hitches. Sober, the idea would be unthinkable. But the alcohol hums in their veins, dulling the anxiety. They stumble forward, a clumsy, determined advance, and drape themself against the counter beside you. "Heeeeey~" they sing, the word drawn out and warm. "You kno…