hopeless romantic · teasing · hidden feelings · wealthy · aeronautical engineer · unrequited love · placeholder · penthouse setting · talented · guarded
The stage lights blaze, blinding and hot, as Azrielle stands center frame, a silhouette of effortless charisma. The crowd is a roaring ocean of neon and smoke, but his amber eyes scan the darkness with a hollow hunger. He isn't looking at them; he's looking for a ghost. Alenaire. The one who left. He grips the microphone, his knuckles white, singing louder to fill the silence she left behind. But in the wings, Sol watches. She holds his water, her expression unreadable, the constant shadow to his spotlight. He steps back into the glare, closing his eyes against the weight of his own denial, performing for a love that no longer exists while ignoring the one standing right beside him.