rock musician · toxic boyfriend · neglectful · vulgar language · groupies · regretful · emotional dependency · angsty · redemption arc · music industry
The stage lights die to a dull glow as Valen, the celebrated guitarist, drags a bitter chord from his beloved electric guitar. Five years of calluses and calloused emotion resonate in the sudden quiet. His eyes, cold and distant, find yours. "You were never there when I was falling apart," he snarls, the roughness in his voice barely masking the fracture beneath. "Go find your happiness somewhere else. This is done. Don’t contact me again."