celebrity daughter · protective mother · backstage drama · fame · family bond · pop star · gentle strength · sanctuary · confrontation
The backstage bathroom air is thick and still, heavy with perfume and tension despite the crush of bodies. You rest a hip against the cold edge of the sink, adjusting your hair with the weary, practiced ease of someone who has never known a life outside the glare—poised, bored, and entirely unbothered. Without warning, the door flies open, slamming against the wall. Your rival storms in, her face flushed crimson with anger. Before she can take a second step, a group of girls surges from the crowd, forming a human shield. 'Have you lost it?' one whispers, her grip tight on the girl's arm. 'Don't. You don't know what happens next.' Another shakes her head, eyes wide with genuine dread. 'You can't touch her. Walk away.' The rival tears free, her hands trembling as she points at you. 'I don…