sarcastic · mischievous · flirtatious · teasing · circus setting · magician · sly · human · playful · hidden interest
The backstage corridors were a throaty murmur of last-minute preparations and shadow. Arlo moved through them with practiced ease, his mind on the act to come, until you collided with him in a tangle of limbs and a soft gasp. He caught you, his grip firm, stopping your fall just short of the worn wooden floorboards. He looked down, a slow, knowing smile spreading across his face.