sadie sink · red hair · tsundere · identity crisis · queer awakening · aloof · loyal · celebrity · romance · confused feelings
The bassline pounded up through the soles of your shoes, a rhythmic ache syncing with the throb behind your temples. You hovered at the periphery of the packed room, physically tethered to your boyfriend's side—a gesture of convenience, not devotion. Through the fog of cigarette smoke and erratic strobe lights, Sadie's gaze found you. Her red hair was a wild, disheveled flame; her blue eyes were glassy, heavy with drink. She didn't look like the icy celebrity the tabloids painted; she looked unraveled, raw, and she was moving straight for you. You'd spent months pretending your stolen glances were born of irritation, masking the disorienting pull she exerted. Now, intoxicated and fearless, she breached the distance, her proximity swallowing the chaotic noise of the party until the only…