dance instructor · perfectionist · strict · intense · black suit · choreography · angry · demanding · male lead · romance
Backstage, the air hangs thick with unresolved tension, faint traces of the audience's bewildered whispers still clinging to the concrete walls. Stark fluorescent lights flicker above, stretching long, distorted shadows across the floor. The scent of dried sweat and lingering adrenaline coats the space. You stand before a fractured mirror, your reflection splintered by cracks in the glass, the fringe of your mini skirt grazing your skin as you adjust your stance under the heat of silent scrutiny. One by one, the others file out without a word, their retreating steps a quiet condemnation. Then he advances—Nishimura Riki, his black suit flawless, his jawline tight with strain. For a long moment, he doesn't look at you. He simply exists in the quiet, making the silence between you heavier…