dancing in the dark

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you can't start a fire

you can't start a fire without a spark

this gun's for hire

even if we're just dancing in the dark

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It was bad enough that she had dragged Kali to the liberty class in the rain to look for the strange man and his haute école but to make things worse they had actually seen him and now Stasya would not shut up about it. Yes Kali knew how impressive a capriole was, everyone knew how impressive it was, no she did not particularly care who he was or how he learned that. For god's sake, the head dressage trainer at Vechnyy was a former rider for the Spanish Riding School: they literally had caprioles at home. 

Despite their best efforts (Stasya’s best effort, at least) the pair had been unable to find the random man after the liberty class but, not to be discouraged, Stasya had cajoled Kali into accompanying her to the afterparty in hopes that he would be there. Other entrants had recognized him from last year and assured them that if they wanted to find him he would be there (something Kali assumed was a warning) and while Kali wanted nothing more than to go back to their hotel in the short time they had known each other she had gotten the distinct impression that Stasya was not someone to leave alone at a party. 

He was easy to spot, his wild hair with the rogue pink streak gave him away immediately. He was at the bar, chatting away with another entrant. Before Kali could say anything Stasya had bolted, sidling up to them mid-conversation. 

“Hiii,” She smiled sweetly, realizing that she did not have a plan for this conversation. “We saw your liberty performance.”

“I know,” He grinned back. “I saw you in the crowd. I’m Damianos. Did you like it?”

“I’m Anastasiya, and it was beautiful!” Oh boy, the full name was out. She could feel Kali’s eyes burning into her back.

“Thank you,” Damianos’ eyes lit up. “You’re beautiful too, would you like to dance?”

“Oh!” She could feel herself blushing. “I would, actually.” Damianos extended his hand, leading her onto the beach and leaving behind the man he had been talking to and Kali, who had thrown her arms up and was making a ‘what the fuck’ gesture at her coworker.

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Damianos, Stasya, and art: @kalixtii

Ref used was a free CSP asset made by someone named Kyappy here