The Phantom of the Opera.

A renowned musical where tensions between art, obsession, and love erupt into chaos. The show's intensity, technical demands, and emotional complexity was certainly daunting for many, but with the guidance from the Morinomiya theater troupe and having a director willing to go to the farthest ends for each scene, Wonderlands x Showtime knew that they were going to put on a smile-worthy show. Between the low-energy and ominous scenes to the upbeat and intense ones, the cast gave it their all.

Some, even a bit too much. And these people included a certain lavender-cyan haired director who hadn’t taken his daily vitamins, and was not at all prepared to put so much energy into his performance, unbeknownst to the others. The end of the show brought waves of applause, and while some shared a few words of thanks, behind the royal red curtains, the blond actor was beside a slightly swaying Rui in a flash, sunset eyes gleaming, slightly out of breath, grinning like a proud parent seeing their child accomplish a feat.

“That was spectacular, my director! I didn’t know you had it in you to shine so bright!”

Silence. For a moment, Tsukasa thought he hadn’t heard him. After all, the cheering had just continued— but then, he noticed his odd swaying, seeing him suddenly begin to fall over, nearly hitting his head against a prop. The star’s voice went an octave higher as he quickly went to catch him, holding his limp body tightly against his chest, brows furrowing.

“Rui! Are you..!?”