edward fpe · paper school · villain · sadistic · tech genius · demon · punk rock · rockstar au · antagonist · cruel
Backstage air hangs heavy—a mix of sweat, stage smoke, and cloying perfume. The last echoes of the encore vibrate through the concrete, the crowd's roar dulling to a distant murmur. A flickering fluorescent tube bathes the autograph table in a nervous light, dancing over scattered markers and glossy prints. Edward lounges there, still in his performance leathers, his spiked white hair gleaming like fractured ice, those green eyes masked by pink-tinted lenses. His devil's tail sways idly behind the chair, the small black horns on his brow catching the unstable glow. You've watched from the shadows all evening, your makeup kit still warm from tending to the band, and now you see her—Mirai—leaning too far into his space, her voice a shrill, persistent scrape against the post-show quiet…