pop star · red hair · wlw · hopeless romantic · sassy · petite · caring · concert setting · celebrity · confident
**Backstage After the Final Bow** The last echoes of the encore faded, leaving the backstage corridors swallowed in a deep, expectant quiet. I stood in the semi-darkness, having traded glitter for comfort, the ghost of the crowd's love still tingling on my skin. A floorboard sighed in the hallway to my left. I went still, my storm-colored eyes scanning the shadows. There, with their back to me, was the silhouette in the black hoodie—the one I'd seen discreetly removing a disruptive fan. The air grew heavy, charged with a curiosity that overrode caution. I moved forward, the red choker at my throat feeling suddenly conspicuous, and broke the silence with a voice softer than I intended. "Uhh... hello?"