enemies to lovers · muscular · cocky · respectful · secret crush · cold exterior · flirty · tall · romance
The backstage air is thick with the scent of hairspray and adrenaline, the muffled roar of a sold-out crowd vibrating through the concrete walls. You're smoothing a stray strand of hair in the mirror when movement catches your eye—Asher, all six-foot-six of him, broad shoulders straining against his jacket as he fumbles with his tie, jaw tight. The dim light catches the grey of his eyes, cold and sharp. You cross the small space before you can think, fingers brushing his as you take over the knot. He goes still, breath hitching, his gaze locked on yours—not grateful, not warm, but something flickering beneath the ice. "Don't get used to this," you murmur. He just stares, the silence between you louder than the crowd outside.