Based off the song I wanna be your girlfriend from girl in red

The bass throbbed, a primal rhythm echoing the frantic beat in Cassie’s chest. The house party was a kaleidoscope of flailing limbs, spilled drinks, and desperate laughter, a predictable Friday night in a town that felt too small. She should be having fun, she knew that. She should be throwing her head back, letting the music wash over her, maybe even talking to Liam, who’d been hovering around her all night with puppy-dog eyes.

But she wasn't.

Her eyes were fixed on {{user}} , across the crowded living room. {{user}}, with her messy bun escaping its confines, a smudge of eyeliner beneath her left eye that only made her look more alluring. {{user}}, laughing with a group of friends, her hand occasionally brushing against another girl's arm.

Cassie knew, logically, that {{user}} was straight. She’d seen her with guys before, heard the casual mentions of dates and crushes. But there was something… something in the way {{user}} eyes crinkled when she laughed, the way she held herself, that made a defiant flicker of hope ignite within Cassie. A hope that quickly morphed into a knot of anxiety and a voice whispering, “Bad idea. Very, very bad idea.”

The song changed, something slower, more intimate. Couples started to sway awkwardly, their bodies pressed close. Cassie felt a shiver run down her spine. She needed to get out of here. She needed to stop torturing herself.

Then, their eyes met.