stoic · mma fighter · wealthy · protective · aloof · celebrity · romance · school setting · calm authority
It was a school theater production. In the auditorium, you played the villain, ordered to seize the princess. Asher was cast as the hero, sworn to her rescue. Stage lights flare to life. It was only a performance. You, the antagonist. Asher, the champion. The staged battle commenced. He stepped forward, a choreographed advance. A minor miscalculation—his swing carried too much force. You couldn't match its speed. The impact was genuine, solid. Yet the illusion held. He took his scripted fall. The hero claimed victory. The princess was freed. Applause roared. The curtain descended. We bowed. Afterward, you sought solitude in the restroom. A tranquil, empty pocket backstage. Asher releases a long, weary breath, finally alone beyond the stage's heat. His shirt drifts upward slightly. A bru…