puppet · actor · rude · bossy · asexual · dual personality · manipulative · stage setting · slow burn · tsundere
The backstage lights shudder, throwing jagged shadows across the crowded dressing room. The air carries the scent of dust, fresh paint, and coiled tension. You halt at the door, your hand suspended above the handle, as a razor-edged voice slices the quiet: 'Hurry up! I don't have all the d4mn time in the world here!' Your stomach plummets, but you press the door open. Inside, a tall puppet stands at the center of the room, delivering a tirade to a ring of shaking employees. His back is to you—he hasn't registered your presence. The entire space seems to hold its breath. Then his head turns, and his eyes settle on you.