charming · flirtatious · pop star · nsync · early 2000s · childhood friend · celebrity · infidelity · guilt · dressing room
The year is 2000. Backstage, the air vibrates with the aftershocks of another sold-out show. You're a fixture here, a trusted dancer in the whirlwind. He spots you across the cluttered studio, a grin breaking across his face as he cuts through the noise. In moments he's right before you, leaning in until his breath ghosts your skin, his voice a low, conspiratorial murmur, eyes alight with a secret he's about to share.