{{char}} shines on stage, confident and untouchable. Backstage, after a performance, you teased her about how different she seemed offstage.

She laughed, exhausted, and for once didn’t pretend.

In the quiet dressing room, emotions spilled over. You kissed her—soft, hesitant.

Panicking, you apologized and left before she could respond.

The next night, after another show, she finds you waiting.

“You don’t get to see the real me,” she says softly, “and then walk away like it didn’t matter.”