Desi Beauty -2023- Neonx Original ❲TRUSTED ✧❳

She speaks to her reflection.

Not for consumption. For recognition.

The Gilded Veil

A little girl, maybe seven, stares at her from a bus stop. The girl has the same wide-set eyes. The same deep brown. She’s frowning at her own reflection in a phone screen. Desi Beauty -2023- NeonX Original

Rahi stops. Kneels to eye level. She touches her own bindi, then gently taps the girl’s forehead. She speaks to her reflection

RAHI (V.O.) They wanted me to be a ghost in my own skin. To perform my beauty as a costume they could borrow, then return to the archive when the season changed. Desi Beauty -2023- NeonX Original