not quite his scene but she defintly could be | harry x estella (oc) | pt. 1
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it's been YEARS since i've published anything i've written pls be nice i'm a nervy gal. here's the mess that is estella and harry.
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Harry didnât like coming to places like this.Â
Music blared. Alcohol reeked. Drunk people shouted. His ears rang. Even tipsy, Harry hated clubs â even this one, which advertises âerotic experiancesâ on the website. In reality, it was a sex club with more clothes and fewer people fucking in front of you. It was a soft introduction to a real sex club.Â
Harry only came because Niall begged him to. His girlfriend, Amelia, was dancing tonight. As impressive a performer as she was, it still felt weird watching your best mateâs girl strip on stage. Let alone tuck a few bills into her waistband.Â
âWhatâs with the miserable look?â Niall laughed, one arm lazily wrapped around Ameliaâs waist.Â
Harry swirled the three ice cubes in his whiskey glass. âTold you mânot the biggest fan of clubs.â He quickly looked at Amelia. âNothing against you, of course.â
âNo offense taken, Hâ She giggles, spinning the straw in a fruity drink. âMost of us donât like it either.Â
âYou should introduce him to Es!â Niall said, suddenly excited.Â
Amelia beams. âYou are so smart! Theyâll love each other.â She turned to Harry quickly, eyes sparkling with excitement. âSheâs another dancer â super sweet, hell of a performer, and likeâŠannoyingly hotâ
Before Harry can protest or say no, Amelia pulls him out of his seat and toward the backstage hallway, chattering about Estella â âor Es, or Essie, depending on the day.â In all honesty, Harry wasnât listening. The hallway spun slightly, the music falling behind them, and his anxiety growing ahead of him.Â
Heâd heard of Estella before. A friend of Niallâs from uni. They fooled around a bit, supposedly before Amelia came around. Thatâs all he knew.
Backstage, the energy was different. Glittery heels clicked past, the walls buzzed with a mix of cheap and expensive perfume and low voices. The two turn around a corner and Amelia knocked gently on a door.
âEssie? Iâve got someone for you to meet!â
She stood in front of a floor-length mirror, lashes halfway on. She looked like velvet. Like a flickering flame. Like every dream Harry wished for but never admitted to having.Â
âThis is Harry,â Amelia smiles, a knowing look on her lips. What she knows? Harryâs clueless. âYou twoâŠwill get alone just fine.â
Then, she was gone, the sound of the dressing room door clicking shut.Â
âHi there,â She extends a manicured hand. Soft pink nail polish with an almond shape, making Harry feel insecure about his chipping and awfully painted black polish. âIâm Estella. Or Es. Or Essie.â
Harry laughed nervously, taking her hand. âIâm Harry. Or, H.â
Her robe was black silk, trimmed with fluff. Her socks were pink and frilly, lace tickling her ankles. Her eyeshadow glittered like pink champagne. And HarryâŠhe couldnât stop staring.Â
âYou wereâŠamazing tonight,â he blurts, cheeks red once he realizes heâs said his thoughts out loud.Â
âThank you, Sweetheart.â She smiled, sweet and lethal. âSoâŠwhatâs a quiet guy like you doing here?â
Smiled. She's...smiling?Â
Harry sat without a second thought when she tapped the seat beside her. âYou caught me,â He laughs nervously. âThis isnât...quite my scene. Niall dragged me here forâŠinspiration?â He couldnât keep his eyes off her. Maybe he was a little drunk, but the way her lips moved while she was talking was like a moth to a flame. He couldnât stop watching.Â
âInspiration for what exactly?â Her brow quirked, a subtle look Harry wouldnât have noticed if he wasnât three glasses of whiskey in. He canât take his eyes off her, the subtle sheen of her skin, the way her lashes reached her eyebrows, the sweet and defined point of her cupidâs bow.
âUh⊠music. I write music.â He nodded, offering a smile that was both sheepish and practiced. It was technically true, though he couldnât help the flicker of disappointment that she didnât seem to recognize him. Given her history with Niall, heâd assumed she might.Â
But whiskey always had a way of making him more vulnerable than he wanted to be.
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