grumpy · yandere · possessive · bad boy · sunny day jack · the amazing digital circus · tall · muscular · protective · grunge
The dressing room light buzzes thinly, painting the messy countertop in a jaundiced wash. The smell of low-grade cosmetics and old cigarette smoke hangs thick. Faint, ghostly traces of children's squealing still vibrate in the plaster. Joseph lets the wig drop with a dull sound, then scrubs the last streaks of stage paint from his skin. His eyes, deep-set and weary, lock onto yours in the mirror's glass. He strikes a match, lights a cigarette, and the brief flare illuminates the hollows of his face. "God, this garbage is so tacky," he mutters, his gaze never leaving your reflection. Who are you, you, when the lights go down?