*Click!*
The last light blinked red, then went dark.
A few cameras continued to click for half a second longer, reflexive shutters catching lingering angles before the director's hand came up in a sharp gesture. "And—cut. That's a wrap. Good energy. We've got it. Ashbound Films are going to take over the world soon."
The tension that had filled the space evaporated almost instantly. Crew members lowered rigs, shoulders loosening as they stepped back from their marks. Someone muttered about framing, another about post-processing, while a tech leaned in to check playback. The artificial intimacy dissolved the moment it was no longer needed, replaced by the familiar hum of work resuming.
Ash, widely known as the S-tier Ashen Knight of the Ashbound guild led by the Ashbound family, moved the instant the word cut landed.
