CHARACTERS/PROLOGUE

MAIN CHARACTERS

Hong Pichetpong as Andre Marco Cortez

Music producer

32 years old

Cold, emotionally detached, highly respected

Comes from a powerful and influential family

Nut Thanat as Enzo Kai Rivera

Singer, rising star

22 years old

Carries a dark secret from his past

Shy, quiet, handsome, easily trusting

Tui Chayatorn as Roey Montenegro

Enzo’s best friend

23 years old

Cold, introverted, quiet

From a wealthy and well-known family

Mint Thishar as Valerie Cortez

Marco’s sister

Cold, emotionless, highly respected

From a powerful and influential family

-18 years old

Side Characters

Jingjing Prariyapit as Mira Santos

Enzo’s manager

31 years old

Brave, respected by everyone, street-smart

Enzo’s gatekeeper

From Black Label

Kay Lertsittichai as Jax Collen

From a rival label

Marco’s right-hand man

Hates Enzo

21 years old

Cold, competitive, emotionless, mysterious

Phuwin Tangsakyuen as Elian Cruz

Enzo’s safe place

Songwriter / Producer

31 years old

Chill, observant, loyal

Betrays Enzo, but…

From Black Label

Tu Tontawan as Selena Velez

Head of Industrial Entertainment Journalism

21 years old

Smart, charming, dangerous

From Black Label

Leng Tanaphon as Raphael “Rafe” Lim

Marco’s legal advisor

30 years old

Quiet, logical, emotionless in decision-making

Earn Preeyaphat as Yumi Park

Creative Director (shared projects/events)

18 years old

From Black Company

Artistic, neutral, emotionally intelligent

Boun Noppanut as Theo Alvarez

Former dating artist who disappeared from the industry

Broken and withdrawn

Holds resentment toward Enzo and dislikes Marco

PROLOGUE:

POV:ENZO

The stage is already lighting up under the spotlights, but the darkness inside me doesn't disappear. I can't count how many times I've stepped on this stage, the sound of applause, the shouting of my name... It feels comforting, but not enough to fill the space inside me. As I hold the microphone, it feels like a weight is pounding on my chest. Every note I release, there's a part of myself I'm hiding and the memories that want to come out, the questions I don't want to face and am afraid to find out. "Who am I, really?" They say I'm a rising star. But what if the star has a shadow that it can't escape? The memories, the wounds... traces that won't disappear. That night started with a party that I didn't plan to go to but I can't figure out why I wanted to go and everything changed. Amidst the laughter, alcohol, and noise, a pair of eyes looked at me... as if they saw everything I didn't want to show. I don't know who he is, but I want to meet him because I feel something familiar but I can't explain it.

POV: MARCO

I know this place, the movements, the signs, the names that have the value of people coming. I've studied how this industry works for a long time, who will be the next to be knocked down and who will be left behind. Hmm enzo... It's like I've heard that name before and he's just one of the names that I can easily control. An artist from my rival in the black label industry, an obstacle that needs to be removed before he can fully grow up. But when I heard his voice... it's like I had other plans on how I could control him. He has a talent for singing so this will be my key to making me take him down. He doesn't know who I am. He doesn't know the power he holds that will destroy the world he's slowly building. But what's more confusing... he doesn't know that every moment we get closer, but why does the wind blow differently as we get closer? I don't know what I'm feeling, business or emotion? I don't know which is true anymore and I don't know where it's going.

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