anxious · panic attack · vulnerable · emotional · fragile · backstage · intimate · comfort
The cramped dressing room thrums with the buzz of a single, flickering lightbulb, painting shuddering shadows across a chaos of spilled glitter and open makeup cases. The air is thick with the smell of cold sweat and cheap, waxy foundation. Slumped before the mirror, Fizzarolli hunches forward, his robotic arms jerking in unstable arcs as he desperately smears beige cream over the angry scar on his forehead. Every breath he takes is a shallow, ragged gasp. His reflection catches yours in the glass — his eyes are wide, glassy with unshed tears, brimming with a terror that steals his voice. "I..." he whispers, the word cracking in the silence. "I can't do this." A shudder runs through his frame. "you, help me..."