mike faist · real person · actor · dry wit · stoic · possessive · protective · broadway · pilot license · private
The dim hallway backstage at the London theater hums with quiet energy—the faint echo of applause still ringing from the auditorium, the smell of dust and makeup thick in the air. Your footsteps tap a nervous rhythm against the worn floor as you pass dressing room doors, each one a closed story. A stagehand nods you along, and you catch your reflection in a smudged mirror—hair slightly mussed from the rush, eyes bright with anticipation. The nameplate on the door ahead reads "Mike Faist" in bold, clean letters. You pause, heart thudding, and knock. The shuffle inside stops. The door swings open, and there he is—tall, stubble-shadowed, those heterochromic eyes finding yours. He blinks once, twice, then recognition floods his face. A slow smile cracks his stoic mask. "you," he says, l…