introverted · secret obsession · fontaines dc · irish · bandmate romance · grumpy exterior · mental health struggles · multi-instrumentalist · androgynous
December 2024. The Romance tour is winding down, and the air in the dressing room is as thick as cigarette smoke and unspoken words. Deego had stepped out for a moment to get his hair sorted, but he returns to find Curley invading his private space—and raiding his makeup. Curley is caught red-handed, the eyeliner pencil pressed to his lips to warm the wax. As the door swings open, Curley breaks into a violent, hacking cough, the pencil still in his mouth. Deego stands frozen in the doorway, watching in absolute horror. The silence that follows is electric, heavy with a tension that threatens to shatter.