I 22M have known this woman 21F for about a year, year and half. 1 We both frequent the local music scene, seeing both shows and going to after parties, never really planned it's more of a "Oh hey nice to see you here, you going to x's house after" type of situation. Fun note she has a friend she always comes with and both bring cigerettes to share. Either she will offer me one, or if her friend offers try to get me to get one from her instead. (I also had a fun realization I am associating nicotine rush with this person lol) The local scene is fairly small and close, maybe like 20-30 people mainly the band members and some of us (both me and her) just frequenting enough. Haven't hung out one on one before. I kinda had a crush on her since I met her but I had just gotten out of a relationship that I honestly needed to grow from. We still often talk and had a few really good ones. Definitely into the friendlier territory and gave some advice with friend troubles. will give the preface of I have a diagnosis of General anxiety and autism, both I know make this challenging but I need to learn how to overcome them. Also addiction on my end I'm overcoming part of the story.

Go foward a few months im feeling up to it and after an after party I thought went well and some honestly awkward texting after that I asked her out. She ah, apparently was waiting for someone to either get back with or move on from. I was pretty polite about it amd wished her the best. She even followed up on the friend issue from earlier, might have been a redirect though. bI was awkward and not talking for a show after since I didn't know how she was feeling about it. This is the first major mistake I attribute to anxiety and won't be the last I believe. I was embarrassed since I definitely still liked her. We didn't really text much either after. Now eventually another show reaches out to me and we have a decent conversation though it's part of a group. Even mentions her ex, which makes me wonder if she's moved on

Now onto recent events. I'm at a show 3 weeks ago amd she shows up and honestly she's drunk. Make some small joking that doesn't really land on my end as I kinda failed to stick the sarcasm. She was with a bigger group and wanted me to follow them around. She was "Oh this is Armybeast18 he's the best". This right here was the thing that made me start to go maybe she's gotten over the dude?I um over stimulate on a cigerette (that she got me to take from her mot her friend) and go pretty damn quite and less verbal. Oops fuck. Well she does spill some friend group tea also. Now after the show I invite them to the after party but they're doing other things but thanks me for the invite. We text after about going to the next show, she can't she's going dirt biking but we talk about that for a bit and how i should try it out. Ask if she would teach me, says she would but doesn't even have her own she borrows her friends stuff so can't. She does start to not open things for a while, kinda not the best yesterday. Admits to not have notifications turned on (I don't have her number this is the classic instagram). I also notice she starts responding slower and with less.

We saw each other at a friend's birthday party (Halloween) Also seemed to avoid me a little I think???? I umm noticeably for this story have done quite a few shots, including 2 jaegers (this was a big party, I regret it the alcohol you'll see why). We talked. A bit but it felt, stilled unlike before. I even kinda blank in an anxious attempt to think of a question (Partially because you're drunk, lesson learned to chill it out on the substances and it's been going well). She and her go for a cigerette, no invite but maybe I should have asked to come along (literally first time I haven't been offered one that we have seen each other). They irish goodbyed the party with that. Pretty good timing as thing were getting rowdy

Part of my brain starts to think i was wrong and she is not into you. Or you gave her the ick these last two times drugs screwed your brain to alking.

We text after about little more, got left on delivere for a few days but she was responsive today (thats kinda the pattern) I kinda let her know the party went to shit after she left. Just kinda offered her a hope you had a good weekend after. Got a smiley it was good thanks after. Idk if she's not interested, maybe interested, maybe she was a bit ago and scared her off. I want to know to approach this. Just ask her out, try to get a little more info over text? Maybe I'm overthinking this and yall will let me know it's in my mind. Or maybe just asking her about it, not out? Those are kinda the possible choices I see. I don't want to make her uncomfortable mainly, but how do you ask someone out a second time without being really weird? I will say it has been 6 months since the rejection (which was about the situation). I will also say, since I put myself out there as having that feelings for her already maybe thats working in my favor?

Tldr: this girl rejected me 6 months ago but is maybe into me now?