{Sight among sin}
ship: halsey x charli xcx
genre: fluff
trigger warnings: n/a
word count: 648
other: written to commentate hals and charli singing wannabe at lollapalooza
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It was 3:40am. Ashley sighed and lit a cigarette, looking out at the city, lit up in the darkness, wearing its dark navy, star studded blanket. The night was cold, cold as her bed, and everything about that had to change.
Ashley put on a red dress and shoes and put on her favourite leather jacket. She didn't put too much effort into her makeup, she didn't really give a damn.
She left and headed towards a casino on the strip, called Ace of Spades.
She quietly went inside and played slots for a while, hearing everything but the word winner.
She sighed; by now, pulling the lever seemed like a job rather than something fun so after one last losing go, she got up and headed to the bar to drown her sorry self in a vodka.
Charlotte was always at the bar when Ashley went there. She was pretty, she had hair the colour of a raven and lips the colour of strawberries. I'm a certain light, she looked a lot like Marina Diamandis. But that wasn't the issue; the issue was that she was pretty and Ashley wanted her.
"Another one Ashley?" Charlotte chuckled.
"Mmh please"
She poured it slowly into the glass, watching Ashley carefully. Ashley was somewhat a regular. She was a beautiful sight among sin, a flower growing in a city raged with war.
She pushed the glass towards her "Here" she said softly, resting her head on her hand and watching as Ashley scrolled through Twitter on her phone.
"Thank you" Ashley muttered, frowning.
"You okay?" Charlotte asked her.
Ashley shrugged "Sure. I guess. My ex is annoying me"
"Ugh, I feel ya girl" Charlotte rolled her eyes.
"I'm glad someone feels my pain, all my friends are happy and problem free and all this shit, like fuck off, no one is perfect, they make me wanna die" Ashley huffed, downing the vodka in one gulp and pointing to the glass for another.
Charlotte poured her another "Hey, my shift ends in about twenty minutes, do you wanna go for a walk with me?"
Ashley nodded her head "Of course"
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The two girls walked carefully down the Strip. It was just gone 5am and the sun was starting to come up.
Ashley finally learned the pretty girl's name. Charlotte. It was pretty, like her.
Charlotte preferred to be called Charli but she neglected to tell Ashley that because the way Ashley spoke her name in her American accent made her weak.
"Hey, my apartment is just across the road, wanna come up and we can order food or something?" Ashley offered.
Charlotte nodded "I'd like that"
Fuck, she'd really like that.
Ashley led her to a quaint apartment numbered 93 that smelled of cigarettes and sex. She shivered both with the cold and with delight that she could be a part of this, of Ashley, once and for all.
"So what food do you want?" Ashley looked up from her phone.
"Uhh...I dunno" Charlotte shrugged "Whatever you want, I'll have the same"
Ashley gave a nod, tapped away on her phone and then, sat beside the other girl. They were both perched at the end of Ashley's bed.
"So uh-"
Ashley was cut off by Charlotte's lips hitting hers and not stopping. Ashley wanted to pull away and cheer but she didn't and melted into the raven haired girl.
They moulded together, like they were made for each other. Ashley found her hands intertwined with the strands of Charlotte's hair, while the other girl's hands found their way onto Ashley's thighs.
Ashley may have been a sight among sin. But this encounter, this is a sin upon sight.
