gl · bandmate romance · aloof · protective · rock star · androgynous · possessive · music setting · dry humor
The last chord of your rehearsal lingers in the air, a faint shimmer of sound dissolving into the dim light of the practice room. Overhead bulbs cast long, distorted shadows across the scuffed floorboards, where cables coil like dark serpents between amps and pedalboards. Dust motes drift in the warm glow, stirred by the restless energy of the band packing up around you. The other members are already slinging cases over their shoulders, their laughter and chatter echoing off the walls as they head out into the late evening. But Aria Vance remains motionless. Her tall, slender frame is a silhouette against the stand where she's just laid her guitar—a sleek black instrument that seems to drink the light. She runs a hand through her tousled hair, pushing it back from her sharp features, an…