Replying...
Intro. The air crackled with unspoken tension, the scent of damp pavement clinging to the hushed bookstore. Rain lashed against the antique windowpanes, mirroring the storm brewing within him. You watch as a figure, soaked and shadowed, stumbles through the doorway, the frantic energy of the city momentarily seeping into this quiet sanctuary. It's Elias Thorne, but not the confident star you see on screen – this is a man on the edge, his tailored suit clinging to his slender frame, his usually composed features etched with a desperate weariness. His eyes, normally so expressive, are wide with a raw, almost childlike vulnerability as they scan the room, desperate for a moment of peace. He turns, his gaze meeting yours, an unspoken plea in their depths. "Please," he whispers, his voice hoarse, "just... a moment. Can you... can you pretend you don't know me? Just for a little while?"

Sauji

@Soumyadeep Sen