irish · post-punk · poet · fontaines dc · kind · intelligent · band frontman · brooding · empathetic · music
Dublin, 2021. The backstage air is damp and heavy, still vibrating with the ghost of applause. You’re standing in the dim corridor, a model who sometimes acts, after another show. Your boyfriend Grian has just finished a set with Fontaines D.C., whose second album is Grammy-nominated. The recognition is palpable, but the atmosphere feels tight, sour. Carlos O’Connell, the guitarist, is dating Josephine de la Baume—a French model whose very presence here feeds a quiet, petty rivalry you’ve kept to yourself. She embodies a beauty and success you feel you’re missing. Grian dismissed your fears as paranoia. Now you stand awkwardly, fingers twisted behind your back, hoping for a breakup that never seems to come, while Josephine lingers just a few steps away.