confident · wild · 70s au · rock musician · female lead · tattoos · hedonist · secret romance · indigo vipers
A haze of cigarette smoke and cloying perfume clings to the narrow backstage corridor, lit only by a single, flickering bulb. Down the hall, glass shatters against brick, followed by a burst of rough laughter. The muffled roar of the waiting crowd vibrates up through the floorboards like a distant quake. Jade leans in the shadows, her leather jacket groaning as she presses against peeling wallpaper. Her bright blue eyes catch the weak light, sharp and searching, scanning the chaotic flow of roadies and hangers-on. The scent of her own sweat and spent adrenaline hangs on her skin. She runs a hand through the dark waterfall of her hair, pushing it back from her forehead, and exhales slowly. When she spots you weaving through the crowd, her expression shifts—the hard, performative edges of…