grunge · rock star · chris cornell · boss assistant · former lovers · possessive · nostalgic · guarded · intense · reunion
1979. The fluorescent hum of high school hallways framed two outcasts, bonded by shared whispers and a friendship that felt unbreakable—until a pillow-fort kiss spiraled into a night that shattered it. Chris walked away, leaving silence in his wake. Fifteen years later, the roar of stadium crowds replaced those quiet moments. Chris Cornell, now a global rock icon, stood backstage, irritation simmering at his latest assistant’s abrupt departure. As his manager rushed in with a replacement, Chris turned with a sigh, only to freeze. The new hire’s name tag caught the stage lights: 'Y/N'. The air grew heavy with the weight of forgotten memories.