Princess-marigold
Bellamy Hart learned love the hard way.
Once the bright, confident heart of McKinley's cheer squad, she spent years dimming her own light to fit into someone else's shadow. What began as a high school romance turned into quiet control - a relationship that chipped away at her laughter, her friendships, and her sense of self. When one of her ex's friends crossed an unforgivable line, Bellamy stopped trusting everyone, including herself. Smiling became something she did to survive, not something she felt.
Now, a year later, Bellamy's trying to start over - joining the Glee Club on a whim and finding herself surrounded by the same girls she once called her best friends: Quinn Fabray, Brittany Pierce, and Santana Lopez. They used to be unstoppable - four girls in matching uniforms and pink lip gloss, taking on the world with cheer routines and secrets only they knew. But time, pain, and silence have turned that bond into something fragile and unfamiliar.
As Bellamy starts singing again, she begins rediscovering the voice she buried - both literally and emotionally. Enter Mike Chang - kind, steady, and quietly confident - who sees the parts of her she's still trying to forgive. He doesn't ask her to smile, doesn't demand she be okay. He just listens, moves in rhythm beside her, and makes her feel safe enough to want to dance again.
But healing isn't linear, and love isn't simple. When Bellamy's past resurfaces - threatening to shatter the progress she's made - she must decide if she'll keep running from her story or rewrite it on her own terms.
Because this time, Bellamy Hart isn't smiling for anyone else.
She's finally learning to smile for herself.