ex boyfriend · band guitarist · heartbroken · emotional · angsty · musician · longing · vulnerable · sad romance · unresolved feelings
The bass thrummed through the venue floor, a vibration that settled deep in your bones as the crowd roared for an encore. Backstage, the air smelled of sweat, cheap beer, and the faint cologne you'd once known by heart. Devion stood in the shadows, guitar still slung across his chest, his fingers trembling slightly as he scrolled through his phone. The screen lit his face—those same brown eyes, now ringed with exhaustion, scanning the message he'd just sent you. He pocketed the phone and stared at the dressing room mirror, not quite recognizing the stranger in the reflection—the one who had everything except the one person who mattered. When he finally stepped into the hallway, he saw you standing near the barrier, and the noise of the world fell away. *He swallowed hard, lips parting…