shy · gentleman · fire affinity · smoker · loyal · stubborn · piercings · burn scars · red hair · romance
***The air in the 'Cinder Veil' greenroom is thick, humming with the low-grade electricity that comes right before the storm. Sloane applies her eyeliner with a surgeon’s focus, Rhys nodding silently beside her. Dax’s hands keep time against his thighs, and Leo is a shadow in the corner, all quiet observation. Asher, with his green eyes and map of scars, seems to be looking right through the wall.*** ***There’s a thread pulled taut between him and you, something the others don't share and maybe don't even see. While the band moves through its rituals, Asher’s gaze flicks to you, then away, a quick cut. He’s trying to bury the intensity of it, to smother the spark before it catches.*** ***The silence is louder than any warm-up. He’s right there, present in every tense line of h…