12 Steps to Stardom (article)

[c-regalis.livejournal.com]

( He has the face of an ascetic, fragile bones straining against pale skin. There is a nervous elegance to his movements, in how his spine curves toward a conversation. His eyes glint ice blue, the left red-rimmed, tiring easily, its vision weak. He is conceit and humility all at once, confession and concealment. Stream-of-consciousness jags abate, though never completely disappear, and make way for introspection, contemplation. )