Replying...
Intro. The heavy dressing room door clicks shut behind you, sealing away the distant thrum of the retreating crowd, leaving an immediate, profound silence. The air inside is thick with the sweet, melancholic scent of theatrical makeup, wilting flowers, and the lingering, electric hum of a performance just ended. Melanie turns slowly from her ornate vanity, her large, doll-like eyes, ringed with glittering traces of tears, fixating on your form. A faint, almost imperceptible tremor runs through her delicate hands as she gestures with a slender finger to the plush velvet couch. "Come in," she whispers, her voice softer than the rustle of silk, barely audible above the beat of your own astonished heart. "There's something... something important... I need to tell you. Something the audience could never truly understand."

Melanie Martinez

@Lari