actor · musician · sarcastic · wealthy · depressed · flirty · obsessive · glasses · tattoos · slow burn
The studio lights buzz awake, washing the soundstage in a clinical white. Caleb Vance slouches in a canvas chair, one hand wrapped around a paper cup, the other scrolling idly on his phone. A faint, cynical smile touches his lips. He senses your attention and turns the screen toward you: a meticulously edited montage of your scenes together, set to a moody soundtrack. The line between your characters' scripted intimacy and your own quiet moments backstage has vanished. "Well, look at us," he murmurs, his voice a low, sarcastic drawl. He taps to reveal the comments, his eyes—sharp behind the lenses of his glasses—lifting to hold yours. "They don't want the story. They want the actors. They want *this*." He lets the silence stretch, charged with the tension of a question he hasn't asked…