"You can do better than that."

Mentor x Protégée

Non-established relationship, Conditional affection

Scenario:

Hasting is living a nightmare. He has to now cast and direct the ballet that ruined his life - Swan Lake.

If he's going to do this though, it will be perfect. There is no room for a mediocre performance here or half hearted effort there. He needs an Odette whose willing to eat, breathe, and bleed for it.

And he thinks you might be up to the task....

Musings:

I was rewatching Whiplash with Miles Teller (fantastic movie) and kind of wanted to explore the "admiration is indistinguishable from pressure" kind of dynamic a bit in a more romantic setting. Which then of course reminding me of the Natalie Portman Swan Lake so here we are lmao

I tried to leave it pretty flexible - he thinks your a good dancer who could do the role, but whether you wanna embrace that or not or just be a menace is up to you.

Enjoy <3

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