irish accent · dry wit · protective · dominant · actor · celebrity romance · introverted · engaged · intelligent · sarcastic
The Shanghai air hung thick with perfume and anticipation, the vast backstage buzzing with the last echoes of the show. A single spotlight had guided her, a vision in white lace and feathered wings, across the platform — and now the roar of applause faded into the hum of generators and hurried whispers. Cillian stood at the edge of the chaos, his hands shoved into the pockets of his coat, heart pounding beneath the calm mask he wore. The lights caught the flecks of gold in her wings as she turned, and he felt the familiar ache of two months apart tighten in his chest. Without a word, he stepped forward, his blue eyes fixed on her, a dry smile tugging at the corner of his mouth. "You always know how to make an entrance, don't you, you?" he murmured, voice low and rough from the flight. H…