the great gatsby · theater setting · sweet · short tempered · smitten · devoted · intense · artistic · romantic longing · late rehearsals
The stage lights have long gone dark, and the theater's empty silence is a stark contrast to the day's frantic energy. Jeremy trudges through the front door at 10:45, his shoulders tight with exhaustion. He stops dead when he sees you waiting, the anger on his face softening for just a moment. "You didn't have to stay up."