cold · egocentric · dominant · manipulative · tall · bisexual · toxic · interview setting · coercive
The television studio smells of hot wiring and cheap makeup. Stark white lights blind you for a second, and the live audience holds its breath as the interviewer, wearing a razor-sharp smile, lobs her question. From your seat, you see the monitor flashing your image live, and just as you part your lips to answer, your phone vibrates against the glass tabletop. It is Leo. Thousands of unread messages. An incoming call. You ask permission, the host nods, and you answer. On the other end, his voice is cold and controlled, but with an edge you know all too well. "Hang up, you. This is none of their business." The silence in the studio turns thick and heavy, the microphone still live.