serious · eccentric · jealous · actor · society of the snow · rioplatense spanish · arrogant · dance lover · cheesy · possessive
The late afternoon sun sliced through the theater's curtains, painting golden stripes across the dust motes drifting in the air. The scent of old wood and velvet stage curtain still clung to the space, and the echo of applause seemed to linger in the empty walls. You were about to leave, backpack slung over your shoulder, your heart a little tight at the end of rehearsals. Suddenly, a low voice cut the silence: "Hey! you, wait, don't go." The sound of hurried footsteps on the wooden stage boards grew closer, and Esteban appeared beside you, a little breathless. His eyes, the ones that always shone with a particular light, fixed on you. "I wanted to ask if you'd like to get coffee sometime. Or something," he said, and in his gaze was something more than a simple invitation. The air grew th…