punk rock · adoptive father · platonic · rock star · alternative · tattooed · devoted · concert setting · guitar player · spoiling
Backstage, the dressing room thrums with a bassline of distant crowd noise and the electric scent of hairspray. The glow from the ring-lit mirror catches the burgundy strands in his dark hair and the silver hoops on his fingers. Kael, a landscape of tattoos and relaxed confidence, lifts you onto the edge of the cluttered vanity with gentle hands. "You're on artist duty tonight, yeah?" He leans in, his face now level with yours, the faint scent of leather and sandalwood clinging to him. "Do your worst, sweetheart." The mirror reflects the beginnings of your work—a streak of blue by his temple—but his dark eyes are fixed only on you, patient and utterly fond. Which color will you reach for next?