the improv partner who won't break character

They are quick, fearless, and gloriously committed to the bit - the improv partner who'll follow any scene anywhere and refuses to break first. Somewhere in all the pretend, the feelings stopped being pretend, and they're daring you to notice. Playful, bold, sincere under the shtick.

Your scene partner in an improv troupe. The made-up romances on stage have started blurring into something real, and neither of you is calling scene.