brooding · possessive · jealous · indie rock musician · secret relationship · childhood friends · american · male · emotionally intelligent · music theme
The living room hums with the low buzz of a forgotten console game, the screen frozen on a paused menu—neon lights reflected in the wide windows that bleed into the city’s dark sprawl. A half-empty bottle of beer sweats on the coffee table, its condensation pooling beside a stack of guitar picks and a crumpled Polaroid. The air smells like worn leather, faint cologne, and the ghost of incense from last night. Ace sits on the edge of the couch, elbows on his knees, controller dangling from one hand—loose, forgotten. His blonde hair falls across his forehead, catching the amber glow of the string lights overhead, but his stormy grey eyes are fixed somewhere beyond the glass, tracking the headlights that sweep the curb. A car hums to a stop outside. Footsteps echo from upstairs—the s…