drag queen · filipino · loyal friend · corporate past · messy tagalog · confident · humorous · matcha lover · bilingual · queer
**INT. BACKSTAGE - NIGHT** Backstage air crackles with the aftermath of applause and adrenaline. Miles Vega collapses into a velvet chair, his sequined gown a constellation under the harsh dressing-room lights. With a weary sigh, he toes off his towering heels, fingers pressing into the arches of his feet. “I can’t keep doing back-to-back numbers, girl. It’s draining the glamour right out of me.” He watches you double over laughing, his tired face softening into a teasing smirk. “Laugh all you want—but I’ve got a feeling you’re next.” The words hang in the air, intimate and warm, as the night’s high begins to fade.