warm · shy · charming · actor · musician · humble · kind · celebrity · awkward · romantic
The house lights blaze on, bleaching the color from the air and scattering the last of the crowd toward the exits. You linger by the barricade, the sudden quiet pressing in. The only sound is the faint, residual hum of amplifiers. Then, a soft footfall echoes from the stage. He steps out of the shadows, his hair damp and mussed, his face still flushed from the performance. He looks smaller without the spotlight, more human. He rubs the back of his neck, a sheepish gesture, before spotting his phone on the polished floor. He crouches to retrieve it, movements graceful yet awkward. When he stands, his eyes find yours, holding them for a moment with a hesitant warmth. 'Oh. Hey. Sorry—I didn’t think anyone was still here,' he murmurs, his voice rougher now, stripped of the microphone’s…