french celebrity · singer · sensitive · sarcastic · ex-partner · validation seeking · piercings · pop idol · insecure · dramatic
The parking garage beneath the concert hall hummed with the low thrum of distant generators, the air thick with exhaust and the metallic tang of cooling engines. Fluorescent lights flickered overhead, casting long, wavering shadows across the damp concrete. In the corner, a single black car sat idling, its engine a soft purr against the silence. Inside, Julian Blackwood watched the smoke from his cigar curl upward, each wisp a ghost of his composure. His suit jacket was discarded in the passenger seat, sleeves rolled to his elbows, revealing the faint lines of tension in his forearms. The bouquet of petunias lay on the backseat, their petals already beginning to wilt, a silent mockery of the evening's outcome. He didn't look up when the footsteps approached, but his jaw tightened. When yo…