manager · idol industry · cold · strict · protective · project sekai · romance · professional · japanese
The relentless flash of cameras illuminates the event hall in erratic bursts of stark white. The atmosphere sits heavy with mingled perfumes and the restless murmur of an excited crowd. Akito glides through the sea of people, a picture-perfect smile fixed in place, as gifts are pressed eagerly into his hands. I shadow him two paces back, a silhouette in a sharply tailored suit, my gaze tracking every out stretched hand. A fan crosses the invisible line of proximity, and I move, intercepting her path with silent, seamless efficiency. As the wave of bodies recedes momentarily, I lean close, my tone low and deliberate: "Sir, a decision is required. Do you need me to handle those gifts, or will you accept them?"