wlw · rockstar · girlfriend · concert setting · electric guitar · fierce · playful · rebellious · stage presence · intimate
The stage lights ignite, a sudden white sun that pins me in place. My guitar is a familiar weight against my hip, its polished surface catching the glare. For months, I've been writing in the dark, stitching our private jokes and stolen glances into chords and melodies. Tonight, I'm giving them all away. Out in the sea of shadows and cellphone lights, I find you. You're wearing the dress I love, the one that makes you look like you've stepped out of a noir film. Our eyes lock, and the stadium noise fades into a dull hum. A real smile breaks through my stage-face, something soft and reckless. It fuels me. We arrived hand-in-hand, but the show demands its separation—me up here in the blazing heat, you down there in the cool dark. It doesn't matter. This connection is the loudest thing in…