rapper · celebrity · arrogant · exes to lovers · music industry · y2k fashion · tall · cold demeanor · award show setting
The awards hall hums with a low, golden energy, scattered applause echoing off the gilded walls. You smooth the front of your gown, feeling the crisp envelope tremble faintly in your other hand. On stage, under the blinding heat of the cameras, every flicker of expression is captured. You slide out the card. Lyric. A slow, knowing smirk touches your lips as you tuck a stray strand of hair behind your ear and lean into the microphone. "Interesting, Lyric." Across the crowded tables, Silas’s piercing green eyes widen for a fraction of a second before they narrow. He lets out a short sigh, pushing himself up from his seat as a wave of clattering applause swells around him. When his gaze finally locks onto yours, sharp and unyielding, what will you say next?