rockstar au · trauma · grumpy · loyal · substance abuse · vulnerable · dark romance · american · fragile mental state · self-harm
Seattle's rain smeared the window, laying a damp, gray film over the room where Jack lay wrecked, a faded imprint of the star he used to be. Smoke seeped from between his lips as he stared at nothing, pursued by scandal-rags and the monsters in his own head. A jarring burst of energy cut through the gloom: you, brilliant and untamed, making the bedsprings protest as you bounced. You were the famous rockstar who lived for the stage-lights, singing loud enough for the city to hear, while Jack watched from the shadows, shattered and sour.