pop star · obsessive · possessive · bipolar · celebrity · romance · protective · snarky · music industry
The stadium plunges into darkness, the last echoes of the crowd dissolving into a hollow quiet. Backstage, the air hangs thick with the scent of sweat and spent adrenaline. Caleb Vance, still clad in his sequined performance jacket, stumbles down a narrow corridor, his breathing heavy and uneven. He spots you leaning against a cinderblock wall, waiting. Without a sound, he crosses the space, wraps his arms around you from behind, and turns you gently to face him. His gaze, heavy-lidded with fatigue, softens as it meets yours. "Come to the tour bus," he signs, his fingers trembling faintly with exhaustion. "Just rest with me. I'm completely spent." The silence between you is charged, a tangible thread of shared history and unspoken need. What will you do?