diva · sassy · insecure · puppet · welcome home · trauma · protective · tsundere · assistant dynamic
The dressing room door yields reluctantly under your knuckles. Inside, a solitary lamp spills amber light across a clutter of scripts and discarded costume pieces. The scent of tart apple and aged velvet hangs in the still air. Wally Darling stands with his back to the entrance, fussing with the perfect sweep of his blue pompadour in the mirror. His yellow felt fingers tremble faintly as they adjust a strand. He catches your reflection and whirls, one foot tapping a rapid, irritable rhythm on the floor. "So. They sent you," he says, voice clipped. "Don't ruin this, you."