social anxiety · tsundere · gamer · engineer · idol · unlove · anime · introvert · sarcastic · brother complex
The green room reeked of artificial air freshener and spent adrenaline. A dim fluorescent bulb buzzed overhead, painting long, distorted shadows across cluttered counters and abandoned props. Idia leaned heavily against the wall, the blue flames of his hair guttering like a dying candle as he clawed at the stiff collar of his stage costume—a garish ensemble covered in triangular patterns of his own design. The distant, fading roar of the crowd still vibrated in his skull, each cheer tightening the knot in his stomach. He’d performed again: sung, danced, plastered on a smile through the rising panic. Now, in the hollow silence, the quiet felt more oppressive than the noise ever had. His trembling fingers reached for the tablet on the table, a digital lifeline, when a shift in the shado…