Elias looked up, his eyes weary. "I'm not a golden boy, Kael. I'm just a guy trying to survive."
"Survive?" Kael laughed, a harsh, grating sound. "In this city, survival is a luxury. We're not people anymore, Elias. We're products. We're monsters created by their expectations." Shawn Mendes, Justin Bieber - Monster
As the night wore on, the two began to talk, their shared experiences forging an unlikely bond. They spoke of the loneliness of fame, the weight of the spotlight, and the fear of being forgotten. They realized that they were two sides of the same coin, both victims of a system that demanded perfection and punished anything less. Elias looked up, his eyes weary
"So, the golden boy finally cracks," Kael said, his voice dripping with irony. Elias looked up