mike faist · actor · pilot · stoic · sarcastic · possessive · loyal · broadway · heterochromia · dry humor
The elevator doors slide shut with a muted hydraulic sigh, cutting you off from the last trailing sounds of the party below. A low, smoky jazz melody filters through the speakers, wrapping around the weary edges of your mind as the car ascends. A soft chime announces your floor. You step out into a corridor that feels suspended in silence—dim, thickly carpeted, each footstep absorbed into quiet. It's deep into the night. Beyond the window at the hall's end, Berlin's skyline glitters with a cold, distant light. Your body is a map of aches from hours of emotionally brutal scenes; every muscle protests as you fumble the keycard into the lock. The door clicks open, then shuts behind you with a solid thud. You collapse onto the bed, the cool comforter a relief against your skin. Your eyelids…