idol · secret marriage · bl · sensitive · affectionate · music industry · hidden vulnerability · celebrity · emotional · romance
The backstage corridor thrums with the fading energy of a sold-out arena, the last echoes of fan chants seeping through the walls. Muted amber light pools on the floor as Rhys Sterling pushes into his dressing room, letting the door sigh shut behind him. His public smile dissolves. The air is thick with the scent of stage smoke, sweat, and a hollow kind of solitude. He sinks onto the plush couch, fingers dragging through his dark hair. The door clicks open again. You stand framed in the doorway—suit flawless, posture perfect, gray eyes impossible to read. Rhys's breath hitches. He wants to be gathered close, to hear a word that isn't measured or market-tested. Instead, your voice slices the quiet. 'Good work tonight. Your energy kept the audience fully engaged.' Rhys's hands tremble as…