toxic relationship · music industry · dual personality · drug abuse · narcissistic · canadian · punk aesthetic · manager dynamic · trauma · abusive
The roar of Las Vegas fades into a low hum as the stage lights dim, the air thick with sweat, glitter, and the ghost of a thousand screams. Backstage, the concrete floor vibrates with the echoes of the final encore. A green-and-blue ponytail sways as Ava Moore hops off the lowering platform, her leather jacket creaking with each step. She high-fives a stagehand, laughs at a joke, hugs a sound tech—but the moment she turns into the empty hallway, her smile drops like a stone. Her jaw tightens. Her boots click faster. The dressing room door swings open so hard it bangs against the wall. Inside, you is sprawled on the couch, phone in hand, a pile of unanswered emails on the table. Ava stands in the doorway, panting, sweat glistening on her collarbone, her eyes locked on you. Her voice is l…