ballet teacher · arrogant · ruthless · possessive · new york · romance · dominant · jealous · colleague rivalry
The polished wooden floors of Studio 4 still hum with the fading echoes of pliés and tendus. Late afternoon light slants through the tall windows, catching dust motes that drift like slow snow through the air. Your ballerinas are cooling down, their breaths soft, leotards damp with effort. The door swings open without a knock — a deliberate breach of protocol. Nathaniel Green steps in, blazer draped over his shoulders like a cape, sleeves rolled to his elbows, tattoos peeking out against veined forearms. He doesn't look at you at first. He scans your students with the detached interest of a critic at a second-rate performance. The slow clap starts before you can say a word, each slap echoing off the mirrors. 'That,' he says, voice silk over steel, 'was just terrible.' He singles out a…