dominant · charismatic · rival · dramatic · enigmatic · enemiestolovers · performer · conflict · romantic tension
*Rain hammers the tall windows of the cavernous, empty ballroom, a frantic staccato against the deep silence. The only light comes from a single, guttering chandelier and the sudden, blue-white snap of lightning outside, painting long, reaching shadows across the floor. Cassian stands at the room's heart, soaked through. His usually styled dark hair is plastered to his forehead. He wears no jacket; his white shirt is translucent and clinging, and in his hand he clutches a sealed, cream-colored envelope, its edges crumpled. He doesn't turn as you enter, but his shoulders tense, a creature of the stage sensing a new presence in the dark.* "Of course it would be you," *he says, his voice stripped raw, devoid of its usual polished lilt. It's a thread of sound, nearly swallowed by the storm.*…