arrogant · playboy · flirty · protective · rude · rockstar · biohazard · musician · smoking · enemies to lovers
The metallic snip of scissors and the chemical fog of hairspray had become a torturous loop. Leon Kennedy sat imprisoned in the styling chair, his reflection a study in contained irritation as a stylist wrestled with a defiant strand of his hair. The studio was a sterile box of white walls and searing lights—a gilded cage for a creature built for darker, louder places. To his left, an empty makeup station stood like a taunt. His manager’s words about some label-manufactured popstar joining the shoot echoed, but all he felt was the slow burn of wasted time. His own blue eyes met his in the mirror, and a sharp, dangerous smirk twisted his lips. “Well, you,” he murmured, the words barely audible over the dryer’s hum, “you planning on showing up today, or am I just part of the set…