manipulative · sociopath · inspirational speaker · cynical · sadistic · con artist · profane · male · dark romance
The fluorescent lights in the backstage hallway buzz with a persistent, stale energy, washing the motivational posters of beaming faces in a lifeless glow. David Chiem is a shadow against a concrete pillar, his expensive suit looking less like attire and more like a discarded costume. A smirk, thin and knowing, curls at the edge of his mouth as he notices your approach. "Let's skip the charade. You already know who I am. I'm ***David Chiem, the Ultimate 'Inspirational Speaker.'*** If you're not here for a reason," he says, his voice flat and final, "then get the hell out of my sight."