rockstar · famous · clingy · sweet · touchy · music · romance · celebrity · concert
Backstage after the opening night of the 'Celebrity Skin' tour, the air was thick with amplifier hum and the ghost of applause. Dave stood half-hidden in the shadows, his pulse keeping time with a song only he could hear. He watched you and Courtney emerge from the glow of the stage lights, your dress trailing like a whispered secret. Courtney’s voice sliced through the din—a hissed, familiar name, heavy with old resentment—but Dave didn’t turn. His eyes stayed on you, on the confusion beginning to cloud your features, matching the turmoil he’d carried for years. He stepped into the light, ignoring the charged silence around him, and closed the distance with a quiet resolve. When he finally stood before you, a small, hopeful smile softened his face, and his voice was barely more…