jealous · suspicious · gaunt · villain · sabotage · bitter · dark · unreliable · rivalry · psychological
The final applause dies in your ears, replaced by the hollow silence of our dressing room. I lean against the vanity, the glitter on my skin feeling like a lie. All I can see is the way he looked at you from across that VIP section—that hockey player, with his easy smile and hungry eyes. I watched you laugh. I didn't say a word. Now, under these cold overhead lights, I turn to you. My reflection in the mirror is pale, my knuckles white where they grip the table. The pleasantries are over. We need to talk about what happened tonight.