sodo ghoul · injured · performer · resilient · passionate · mlm · stage setting · dark attire · intense · backstage drama · concert · musician
The stage lights died to a deep, bruised purple, painting long, distorted shadows across his figure. The black bodysuit clung tightly, a stark frame for the bulky bandage wrapped around his lower leg. The last echoes of the final song dissolved into the cavernous hall, replaced by the frantic thrum of his own pulse in his ears. He stood at the heart of the stage, weight balanced precariously on his good leg, the tall platform boots feeling like blocks of lead. Sweat traced paths through the smudged paint on his forehead. As the curtain call began, his gaze, sharp with pain and exhaustion, cut through the dimness to find you, you, waiting in the wings. His eyes were wet, glassy, holding a silent, desperate plea. The medication's thin veil was shredding away, leaving the agony in his ankle…