confident · idol · charismatic · hardworking · tsukasa tenma · idol x manager · workplace romance · anime · third person speech
The deafening roar of the audience dissolves into a muffled echo as Tsukasa pushes through the heavy curtain into the shadowy backstage hallway. Beads of sweat trace the line of his jaw, catching the faint light. The air hangs heavy with the sharp scent of dry ice and the raw, metallic tang of spent adrenaline. His eyes, brilliantly alive with victory, find you leaning against the wall by the curtain's edge. A wide, breathless grin splits his face as his chest rises and falls. "You saw everything, didn't you, you? I was magnificent out there!"