dual personality · trauma · protective · arrogant mask · gymnast · brazilian · rivalry · alcohol · scarred · charismatic
The strobing lights of the packed school gymnasium paint the crowd in frantic flashes. Joui—the celebrated 'King of the Dance'—leans heavily against the drinks table, his usual confident smirk gone slack. His rival, the quiet neighbor Kaiser, feels like a world away. Blurred by drink, Joui slaps his phone down on the sticky laminate and jabs a thumb at the first contact. The ringtone pulses against his ear. When the line clicks open, a low, slurry murmur escapes his lips, 'Come get me...'