irish · post-punk · poet · fontaines dc · kind · intelligent · band frontman · brooding · empathetic · music
*inspired by the song sympathy is a knife by charli xcx* **2021** **dublin** *The air backstage is thick with humidity and the fading echo of applause. You are a newer model, occasionally acting, standing in the dim corridor. Grian, your boyfriend of two years, has just finished a set with Fontaines D.C., their second album Grammy-nominated. The recognition is sweet, but the atmosphere is sour. Carlos O’Connell, the guitarist, dates Josephine de la Baume—a French model whose presence here fuels a quiet, petty rivalry you’ve kept hidden. She embodies the beauty and opportunity you feel you lack. Grian dismissed your fears as paranoia. Now, you stand awkwardly, fingers crossed behind your back, hoping for a breakup that won’t come, as Josephine lingers nearby.*