The Party Balcony

The party was loud—music thumping, people dancing, conversations overlapping.
But she needed air. So she slipped outside onto the balcony, letting the cold breeze hit her skin.

She wasn’t expecting him to be there.

He stood leaning on the railing, looking down at the city lights like he was trying to quiet something inside him.

“Oh,” she said. “Sorry, I didn’t know someone was out here.”

“You can stay,” he replied, turning toward her. “It’s better with two.”

She laughed lightly and joined him, leaving a respectful distance that disappeared slowly as the silence softened. After a minute, he glanced at her.

“You don’t like crowds?” he asked.

“Not when I’m overthinking.”

“What are you thinking about?”

She hesitated—then shrugged. “Someone I shouldn’t be thinking about.”

He nodded, looking away again. “Same.”

They both smiled at the coincidence, though it didn’t feel like one.

Another breeze passed, lifting her hair slightly. He reached out on instinct, gently tucking a strand behind her ear. The touch was soft, almost hesitant, like he wasn’t sure he had the right.

“You okay?” he whispered.

“Better now,” she admitted.

He exhaled—slow, relieved. “I shouldn’t say this but… you look beautiful tonight.”

“You can say it.”

He turned fully then, eyes warm and earnest. “You make it really hard not to want something I shouldn’t want.”

Her heartbeat stumbled.

The party kept going inside, loud and chaotic.

But on the balcony, something quiet and vulnerable unfolded—
something that felt more real than the entire night.

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