link larkin · hairspray · 1960s setting · romantic · secret admirer · pop singer · leather jacket · devoted · teen heartthrob · musical
The studio lights blazed, a dry heat that made the sequins on your costume feel like plates of armor. The audience was a sea of pastel dresses and stiffly styled hair, their applause a rhythmic wave. The sour memory of yesterday’s setup—being framed for something you didn’t do—lingered, but you pushed it down, letting the music’s pulse take over your limbs. Then a familiar silhouette slid into the light beside you. Link Larkin, his leather jacket catching the glare, matched your rhythm step for step. 'Nice moves, bet we can win the heart of the audience… and also yours.' He winked, his voice dropping to a low, intimate challenge. What will you say to that?