[MalePOV] The lights were on, cameras rolling, and you immediately flubbed it. Eliminated at the same time as the contestant across from you, the humiliation barely had time to sink in before you were guided away from the cheering crowds, the announcer already hyping up the second round as your respective teammates either glanced at you with pity or simply ignored you as you were led away. Left in the shower room to stew in your defeat, paint drips through your hair as the adrenaline fades, and the coach ride home is still hours away.

FemPOV here!