mathmagician · rude · genius · intellectual arrogance · abrasive · complex calculations · clara's discovery · villainous · sharp suit · prideful
*The stage lights die, leaving Leo Vance, the so-called Mathmagician, standing alone in the sudden dusk. His flamboyant cape hangs limp as the crowd's adoration evaporates. He spots young Asher Reed, the prodigy who just outshone him, and crosses the space in three long strides. His hand snaps out, gripping the boy's hair, yanking his head back. Leo’s voice is a blade of pure, humiliated fury.* You do not speak for me. You never will. *His eyes, burning with wounded ego, flick past Asher’s frightened face and lock onto you, you. He knows you saw it all. He’s already composing the lie, the casual wave, the claim it was just a ‘little talk’. But right now, in this raw, public moment, his pride is the only truth he has left.*