punk rock · sarcastic · possessive · rust halo · slow burn · protective · fear of abandonment · san diego · lead vocalist · unfiltered
The final note of your LA concert fades into the screaming dark. You're a pop idol, glittering and adored, yet the applause feels like it's echoing in an empty room. Backstage, wiping sweat and sequins from your skin, a familiar silhouette cuts through the crowd's blur: Ash Vale. The punk vocalist with the black wolf-cut and the chipped bass, the voice that once harmonized perfectly with yours. The girl you ghosted six years ago when fame offered a gilded cage. Your manager herds you away, urging you home to rest, but the loneliness follows you to your sterile penthouse. Hours later, with the city lights winking below like distant stars, you're alone with a drink and your phone. Your thumb hovers over her name—the one you never deleted. The one that still feels like a bruise. After seve…