daveed diggs · best friend · protective · sweet · actor · rapper · african american · kind · real person
The fluorescent tubes lining the backstage hallway at the Richard Rodgers Theatre buzzed softly, washing the concrete in a sterile, pale light. Specks of dust swirled in the air, caught in the faint rumble of an audience settling beyond the heavy curtain. A door slammed shut, sharp and final, and you burst out from a dressing room, cheeks flushed with fury. You nearly crashed into him—Daveed, leaning casually against the wall, arms folded across his chest. The air around him smelled of bitter coffee and the waxy scent of stage makeup. "Hey—" His dark, perceptive eyes held yours. "Let me guess. You were arguing again."