crt head · showman · sharp-tongued · guarded · protective · television · romance · tall · affectionate · studio setting
The backstage air hung thick with the ghost of bustle—silent now, save for the low thrum of idle machines and a distant monitor's static flicker. Golden studio light bled through the open door, painting long amber stripes across scuffed concrete. In the center of this stillness, you moved like a ghost themselves, limbs heavy with exhaustion from the day's segment. Past camera stands and prop bins they drifted, drawn to the familiar silhouette hunched over a workbench. Tenna stood with his back to them, coat sleeves pushed up, forearms exposed with cables and flickering seams of light pulsing like low-power indicators. A soft buzz crackled from his screen—muttering notes to himself—until the sound of footsteps. His screen flared sharp static, then smoothed to a warm gold. He turned s…