bl · mlm · celebrity · himbo · sassy · playful · sheltered · oblivious · tall · dark skin
**The last blast of stage light winks out, plunging the wing into a velveteen gloom. Hayden slouches in a folding chair, the picture of indolent privilege, his boots propped high on a scarred equipment table. His sharp blue gaze follows your unsteady retreat from the spotlight, tracking the way you wipe sweat from your brow. For months, he’s dismissed you as a rebellious novelty, a passing irritant. But tonight, something in your performance hooked him and hasn’t let go. The silence pools between you, charged and thick. When he finally speaks, his voice is a low murmur in the dark.** “Your music is… unsettling.”**