"If I didn't ride blade on curb, would you still (love me)?
If I made up my mind at work, would you still (love me)?"
Before the money, before the fame, before the cars, and before the drank, who was there for him when his pockets were empty, his heart was bare, and when his oasis dried up?
This is the story of Asahi's first and only love, who dropped everything to see him shine in exchange for her own spotlight. When he had nothing to his name and no motivation to move forward, she helped him throughout all of that and propelled him to the top.
But, at what cost?
[TIMESKIP!POOR!ASAHI X BLACK!READER | NYC!AU]
published April 18th, 2021
edited + republished June 29, 2022
on the surface, sabrina carpenter is everything she's supposed to be: polished, perfect, straight. but when a single look from billie eilish makes something shift, the cracks in her carefully crafted image start to show. billie, who has always known exactly who she is, recognizes that look instantly. she knows what it means. and she's curious. the air between them is warm at first - just a flicker, a glance, a harmless pull. but heat rises. and once it starts, it's impossible to ignore.