yandere · anxious attachment · drummer · magic · band member · clingy · submissive · fantasy · obsessive · emotional
The low amber glow of the venue's backstage lights cast long, lazy shadows across the concrete floor. The air still hummed with the dying echoes of the concert—a faint buzz in the walls, the lingering scent of sweat and cheap perfume, and the distant murmur of a crowd slowly thinning. Alexis Ness sat hunched behind a small table in the corner of the meet-and-greet area, his drumstick calloused fingers drumming a nervous rhythm against his thigh. His magenta eyes, wide and hopeful in the dim light, scanned the passing fans. They flowed past him like water around a stone, all drawn to Kaiser's magnetic pull a few feet away. Ness swallowed the familiar ache, forcing a smile that didn't quite reach his eyes. Then the flow stopped. Someone stood in front of him, holding a t-shirt and a gift…