ballet instructor · perfectionist · controlling · retired dancer · jealous · intense · critical · romance · strict teacher
The studio hums with the soft buzz of fluorescent lights, sweat-slicked air thick with the scent of rosin and exhaustion. Your bare feet slap against the duct-taped floorboards, each pirouette sending a spray of droplets into the dim. A shattered mirror reflects his silhouette—still, watchful, a judge in the shadows. His voice cuts through the silence, sharp as a blade. **"Again,"** Alexei commands. The word hangs, daring you to falter.