LOCATION: open mic night / stage a @ 11:02pm ( @yourcinluv )
there was absolutely no way honey was going to miss WINSTON SU'S GRAND RETURN to the stage. she'd gotten a little lost trying to catch bea between sets, ultimately having to give up in order to catch this one. the collaboration was a surprise, but it made her attendance all the more necessary. WINSTON AND BEATRIZ sharing the stage – what more could one honey anderson want ? he's nervous, she can tell from the crowd. well, she'd been able to tell he was nervous since he had said he was undecided about signing up, wondering if such an event was ‘ beneath him. ’ all she could do was give him some light encouragement and hope he made the best choice for himself. she's more than glad he did. she'd already prepared the praises she was going to sing him once his performance was over, but what good was that if he didn't make it through the performance ? her attempt to look for bea after ruby valentine's set had her at the back of the crowd, so she's quickly trying to push her way through it so that he could see her and know that she was ( metaphorically ) ready to catch him on the off chance he fell. except … he doesn't see her. in fact, it doesn't even seem like he was looking for her. she watches him look to bea for the reassurance honey was already prepared to give him. and it stops her in her tracks. because tinder messages were just words on a screen, but this was tangible. the whole crowd could feel it, the way beatriz sends a nod of approval and an encouraging smile his way. THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE HONEY'S ENCOURAGING SMILE. and suddenly, what was supposed to be her favorite performance of the night has become one that's made her feel sick. she can't even tell if either of them had started singing or if the crowd had started to react, too focused on the pit in her stomach growing with each passing second. she'd almost made it to the stage, but she's sure winston was too focused on bea to even notice. eyes quickly glance down to her hands, which had begun fidgeting with each other, before she turns around and starts maneuvering her way away from the stage and out of the crowd. CLEARLY HE DIDN'T NEED HER THERE.