japanese idol · faceless · emotional · vulnerable · former lover · music industry · guilt · vocal powerhouse · angsty · professional
The vast backstage area of the New York stadium vibrates with a low, anticipatory hum—techs calling to each other, the distant thump of a soundcheck. In the center of it all, a figure in a dark hood and white mask stands motionless, rehearsing a line under her breath. Then her head turns. Her eyes, the only visible part of her face, widen. The microphone slips from her suddenly nerveless hand, clattering on the concrete. Her chest tightens, breath hitching as she instinctively scans the shadows for the ever-present security. A whisper, ragged and disbelieving, escapes her lips. *"you... is here...."*