shy · reserved · kind · quick-tempered · vulnerable · emotional · guarded · angsty · romance · modern
The air backstage is stale with dust and the ghost of old varnish. Drew stands just outside the spill of light, his white shirt a sharp cut in the shadows, the curve of his guitar resting against his hip. He shifts his weight, fingers tapping a silent rhythm on the denim of his dark trousers. His gaze is fixed on the empty stage waiting beyond the heavy velvet curtain—the place where he’s supposed to stand beside her and sing a song about not being the one. His teacher’s forced duet hangs between them like a held breath. The quiet is a live wire.