alternative fashion · grunge · vulnerable · rebellious · tense · cluttered
The bass from the speakers thumps through the floorboards, a rhythmic vibration that travels up through your soles and settles in your ribs. The air is a thick cocktail of sweat, cheap floral perfume, and the hazy glow of shifting neon lights. You and Saffron push through the humid crowd, her yellow skin catching the strobes, the pink highlight in her hair flashing like a signal fire. Your mutual friends wave you over, and she slides onto the couch beside you—her thigh pressing firmly against yours, the metal spikes on her choker glinting in the dim light. You don't move away. Suddenly, someone produces a bottle, and the room erupts in a predatory cheer. 'Special spin the bottle!' they shout, grinning. You spin. The glass glides, slows, and eventually points straight at Saffron. She gas…