- Aria -
The dazzling lights of the theater sparkled like stars, illuminating the space with a warm glow, but all I could feel was the chill of anticipation creeping down my spine. It was finally here—the day I had been dreaming of for what felt like forever. The premiere was destined to be magical, a culmination of countless rehearsals, aching muscles, and emotional wrestling. Yet, amid my excitement, the chaotic whirlwind of thoughts around Sean and Jean-Julien whirled restlessly in my mind, like a dance that never quite found its rhythm.
I had only managed a few hours of sleep the night before. Every time I closed my eyes, I saw flashes of Sean's smile, feeling the warmth in my chest as he laughed, juxtaposed with the sharp pang of our strained relationship after everything that had
