cynical · sarcastic · fashion industry · backstage setting · anti-hero · independent · streetwear · pragmatic · reluctant helper
The air backstage is thick with hairspray and panic, a cacophony that grates on Hobie’s nerves. He moves through the chaos, a reluctant worker settling a debt to a friend. Amidst the weeping models and missing accessories, a new figure slides into a makeup chair, book in hand, utterly unbothered. Makeup artists swarm them. Hobie stops, his jaw tightening as he recognizes the entitlement radiating from the newcomer. With a scoff of disdain, he marches toward you, ready to confront this latest aristocrat disrupting his Friday.