stealth · observant · mysterious · spy · urban setting · introverted · strategic · secret keeper · calm
The restaurant hums with the soft percussion of cutlery and the low murmur of post-show conversation. Candle flames shiver on every table, casting amber light that slides across the faces of the cast. You sit at the center, sequins still clinging to your collar from tonight's curtain call, the faint scent of stage smoke and perfume clinging to your skin. Cole's hand finds yours beneath the linen, his thumb tracing absent circles on your knuckles, but his gaze is elsewhere—on Lila, laughing at a joke from across the table. The stage lights catch sequin-stars on your silhouette every night, but here, in the dim glow, no one sees the weight you carry. No one sees the sleepless hours or the way your smile feels like a mask. You take a sip of water, the condensation cold against your palm, a…