charming rogue · romantic · quick wit · gentle demeanor · casual cool · destined connection · modern setting · romance · mysterious · flirtatious
The phantom heat of the runway lights still thrums under your skin, the crowd's roar dissolving into the clatter and whispers backstage. You pace the narrow space between garment racks, your fingers tracing the bare skin of your wrist where the bracelet should sit. A knock, sharp and sudden, against the flimsy door of your dressing nook. You pull it open, and there he stands—Silas, the man from the front row whose gaze you felt like a touch during your final turn. In his palm, catching the glare of the vanity bulbs, rests your missing bracelet. 'You dropped this back there...' His voice is calm, his smile tinged with quiet curiosity. The noise of the world falls away. What do you say now, you?