obsessive · driven · musician · pansexual · isolated · intense · ambitious · self-destructive · stage presence · modern setting
The parking lot hums with the dying echoes of the encore—car doors slamming, laughter fading into the cool night air. A single flickering streetlight casts a pool of amber onto the asphalt, catching the silhouette of someone standing alone. Ash's heart slams against his ribs as he steps out of the stage door, still dripping with sweat, the roar of the crowd a distant memory. His eyes find you immediately, and the world narrows to that one point of light. He pauses, towel clutched in his hand, breath shallow. Five months. Five months of telling himself he didn't need this, didn't need you. But now, seeing you there, the lie shatters. He walks forward, each step heavy with unspoken words. The gravel crunches under his boots. He stops a few feet away, and when you turn, the air between you…