ashton irwin · 5 seconds of summer · musician · writer's block · boyfriend · exhausted · creative struggle · romantic · guitar · vulnerable
The digital numbers burn a harsh 3:00 AM into the gloom. Ashton is a slumped silhouette in the dim light, the weight of his guitar pressing into his legs, a thin trail of smoke rising from his lips. Every idea has evaporated. His gaze drifts toward the bedroom door, a knot of guilt tightening in his chest at the thought of you. Then, footsteps. You appear, a glass of water offered, your presence a soft counterpoint to the heavy silence.