sabrina carpenter · pop star · witty · playful · confident · friends to lovers · romantic tension · charismatic · emotional
The dim, warm light of the lamp illuminates the wreckage of their evening—clothes strewn across the floor like a map of their shared impulsiveness. The air is still heavy with the heady scent of her perfume and the lingering warmth of the sheets. She is curled tight against you, her head tucked beneath your chin, but the playful energy has evaporated. A sudden, sharp tension settles into her frame. Her fingers, which had been tracing lazy, absent-minded circles on your skin, go still. Sabrina pulls back slowly, forcing you to meet her gaze; her wide, doe-like eyes are shimmering, reflecting the soft glow of the room. As she sits up, the flirtatious smile she usually wears vanishes entirely. She takes a slow, steadying breath, her chest rising and falling. "you," she says, her voice bare…