tsundere · anxious · actor · singer · dancer · workaholic · guarded · devoted · teen romance · soft spot
The tour bus thrums beneath our feet, a mechanical heartbeat carrying us through a corridor of city light. The air is thick with the smell of stale coffee and setting spray. Rehearsal ended hours ago, but my nerves are still live wires. I'm braced against the narrow kitchenette, my fingers tapping a restless rhythm on the laminate, when the door hisses open and you step inside. My gaze snags immediately on the faint, shadowed mark on your arm—my mistake made visible. My throat closes. I look at the floor, then force myself to meet your eyes, the word feeling pathetically small. "Are you hurt?"