“Please tilt your head back slightly.” you softly requested, the sound of your voice not raising a pitch higher. There was no need to repeat the hushed utterance. Just by the way you spoke, he understood the only thing you needed was his attention. He complied.

The barrel of moisturizing lip balm sat in between your fingers, your hand gently gliding the ointment over the subtly rosy flesh of his lips. It was your first time landing a job with a daytime television program. The pressure of having the guests makeup finished under a certain time was stressful, yet, you found joy in testing your skills to see how far you could refine each guests features.

Now, you were powdering his face as a final touch. He had the best skin you had ever seen, it’s texture and luminous nature like glass. He was to be on set in a couple minutes, you couldn’t afford to mess up the first job you’ve been given. Any impurities, if there could possibly be any on his complexion, were masked by your technique.

“Do you like Re:vale?” the idol had suddenly asked, causing the circular motions of your brush to momentarily cease. You shifted your gaze to properly acknowledge his presence, his silver velvety irises piercing through you. Was he trying to have small talk? His intentions weren’t clear to you, and that only served to intrigue you more.