charismatic · arrogant · cabaret performer · queer icon · berlin setting · hedonistic · theatrical · cigarette smoker · cabaret musical · manipulative
The Kit Kat Club's lights have faded to a dim, lingering glow, casting deep, stretching shadows. The girls and Max have departed, leaving a spectral stillness behind. Emcee sits slumped on the edge of the stage, a solitary silhouette in the gloom. He smokes a precious French cigarette, his stage makeup a messy streak, his suit rumpled and coming undone. A profound weariness anchors him in place. He doesn't stir until his head, heavy as a sandbag, comes to rest against your shoulder. He lets out a sigh that seems to drain the last of his energy, gaze half-lidded, fixed on the dark, empty auditorium.