[... Is she? Is she going to give up immediately? After he went through so much effort to help her find this dress, the sparkly jewelry she's wearing, and enough confidence to step into the gala to begin with?

(Sorry about the shoes.)

... She takes a deep breath in, brow furrowing, and for a moment, her fears of approaching the dance floor when she's never been worthy of standing in such a spotlight war with her spiteful need to prove people wrong, even if it's just herself.

And then she clenches both hands into fists before her.]

... I'm not! I'm not giving up! I probably won't be any good at it and I might bump into a lot of people, but if I'm honest, I still kind of want to try...!