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everettliu EXPLAIN.
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mickeybeau whipping out the expensive pointe shoes i see 👀
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The light of Gloria's phone lit up the small staircase behind the majestic stage where she was due to perform in about ten minutes. Her thumbs moved at lightning speed as she typed a paragraph to Everett, detailing everything that had happened at the coffee shop and wondering how in the world Sebastian had managed to find her on Instagram.

She still didn't know; still couldn't possibly fathom why a famous actor like Sebastian Stan—who'd graced Gloria's TV screen pretty much all weekend—would know anything about the world of professional ballet.

Gloria sighed and stopped typing for a moment, setting her phone down on her lap. She reached down and adjusted her pointe shoes, despite knowing how secure they were, then moved her hand to the back of her head to check that all her bobby pins were in place.

"Hey," said a voice, and Gloria looked up to see Mickey, all dressed in his white and gold Oberon costume. "You ready?"

Shutting her phone and telling herself she'd finish texting Everett later (it was one in the morning in Paris, anyway), Gloria smiled and stood up, placing her phone on the table beside the staircase. "As I'll ever be," she grinned. "Shall we, my king?"

"We shall, my queen," Mickey replied, then frowned at the clock in the dressing room. "Um, in eight minutes. Hang tight, Titania."

Gloria sighed and collapsed back onto the staircase. "Why is it that I'm nervous before every performance?" she asked. "It's not like George Balanchine is in the audience."

Mickey shrugged, the gold tassels on his tunic shimmering in the dim backstage light. "It's normal," he said nonchalantly. "Just think of the roses you'll have to dodge at the end of the show." He glanced at the curtain. "Speaking of the end—is your brother in the audience, or was that a one-time thing?"

Giving Mickey a deadpan look, Gloria moved to take her place behind the curtain with the other dancers, all dressed up as fairies and fawns chatting quietly amongst themselves. She moved a strand of hair behind her shoulder. "It's not like he can fly here from California every night, Mick," Gloria chided. "Opening night was a special case. He usually doesn't even fly out for those because he's so busy with law school and whatnot."

Letting out a long-suffering sigh as applause filled the room and the curtain opened, Mickey shook his head, then smiled and took Gloria's hand. "Whatever," he muttered out the side of his mouth as the music swelled and the Corps de Ballet began to dance. "Let's kick tonight's ass." He cast her a meaningful look. "And you better update me about Sebastian when this is over."

"Just two performances left for this week," Gloria reminded him with a wink. "I'll tell you on Friday."

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gloriadesmond another week down #amidsummernightdream 🧚‍♀️✨

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mickeybeau only 11 more performances to go!
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imsebastianstan and that's a wrap.... #civilwar in theaters may 6

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anthonymackie let's do this 😎
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tomholland1996 i thought i was in this picture!
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        ╰ anthonymackie go back to your juice boxes and tutus billy elliot
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the marvel bunch
15 participants

tony stank
thanks for filming suckers!
see you all at the premiere

capsicle
only 8 months of silence left
hang in there everybody
looking at you, tom

spiderling
this is literally my first marvel movie
we haven't even been on the tour yet

scarlet witch
you just give off a spoiler vibe

spiderling
WHAT DOES THAT EVEN MEAN

hemsworthy
you're like mark
it's just an air that you give off

ruffalo
you're not even in this movie chris

hemsworthy
NEITHER ARE YOU

wiener soldier
the press tour is going to be so chaotic

spiderling
i know rip 😭

chocolate chino
no one asked you billy elliot

spiderling
UM
WHAT'S WRONG WITH BILLY ELLIOT
BALLET IS A PERFECTLY RESPECTABLE PROFESSION

wiener soldier
agreed

chocolate chino
WHAT WHY ARE YOU TAKING HIS SIDE

wiener soldier
i'm not
it's just that ballet is a perfectly respectable profession

capsicle
oh jeez

chocolate chino
what? is sea bass a ballerina now??

wiener soldier
NO
IT'S JUST THAT BALLET IS A PERFECTLY RESPECTABLE PROFESSION

capsicle
in case you all haven't guessed...
sebastian has a crush

auntie nat
WHAT
SPILL SPILL

wiener soldier
i do not have a crush
(chris you SNITCH)

paul brittany
SNITCHES END UP IN DITCHES

wiener soldier
EXACTLY
thank you paul

paul brittany
no problem sebastian

wiener soldier
the only nice person on this chat i stg

auntie nat
wait wait wait
back up
what's this about seb having a crush and what does it have to do with ballet

wiener soldier
nothing
absolutely NOTHING
chris i swear to god

capsicle
[sent a link]

auntie nat
OH MY GOD
SHE WAS ON THE COVER OF VOGUE

scarlet witch
she's so cool i love her
i saw her in firebird last year

chocolate chino
have you even met her
or is this just a celebrity crush

wiener soldier
YES I HAVE MET HER
why must you think so low of me

tony stank
was this a two second interaction or an actual conversation

wiener soldier
i plead the fifth

chocolate chino
knew it
he hasn't spoken more than two words to her i'm calling it

wiener soldier
doesn't matter
because i don't like her
i mean she's cool
but i don't like her like that

auntie nat
i smell bullshit

black panther
you sound like a lovesick high schooler

wiener soldier
is logging on just to bully me really necessary

black panther
yes

wiener soldier
whatever
i'm done with you all