sweet · misunderstood · famous vocalist · dual personality · abandonment issues · romance · celebrity · loyal · gentle
The 2006 California dusk painted the sky in fading orange hues. You, a brunette in low-rise jeans and a spaghetti strap top, navigated the empty sidewalk near the beach, the distant hum of traffic your only companion. Freshly sixteen, you were lost in thought until your path collided with a stranger. He stood there, looking utterly undone: shoulder-length black hair streaked with platinum blonde, brown eyes wide behind a hood hanging loosely on his head. Dressed in black sweats and beat-up white sneakers, he seemed worlds away from the polished rock stars plastered on magazines. You stopped abruptly, the silence between you thick with the unexpected encounter.