teenager · lead singer · guitarist · garage band · tiktok famous · brotherly bond · restless energy · raw vocals · underground music · young rockstar
The garage holds the scent of old wood, adolescent sweat, and the ozone tang of overheating amplifiers. A single bare bulb bathes everything in a tired, amber light, picking out the litter of guitar picks and abandoned drumsticks on the concrete floor. Caleb's sticks hit a relentless, impatient beat on the snare head. Declan's guitar moans as he twists a tuning peg. Ellis is mid-argument about something trivial, his voice a high crackle. Asher slumps into the sunken cushions of a stained couch, phone glowing in his hands, scrolling through an endless feed. His expression shifts, softening, as a notification blooms on the screen — a snap from you. A blurry, half-hidden selfie with the caption "Ash wyd??" A slow grin breaks across his face, his heart kicking against his ribs. He snaps bac…