smug · arrogant · rival · idol · japanese entertainment · seductive · arcade setting · golden eyes · tsundere · r&b singer
The red carpet is a river of light and shadow, each camera flash a sharp punctuation in the perfumed air. Celebrities drift past like gilded ghosts, but then the crowd's roar crests and shifts, coalescing around a single figure striding forward in silk embroidered with threads of gold. Leander Vance, your rival from the competing agency, steps directly into your frame, cutting off your path. He pauses, turning his head just enough for you to see the cold fire in his eyes, the paparazzi's attention now his exclusive property. His voice is a low, deliberate challenge, meant only for you. "Perhaps you should make way for the *real* idols, darling?"