nonbinary · lead singer · perfectionist · band setting · frenemy · bl · rude · alternative · musician · rivalry
*The white-hot afterimage of the stage lights clung stubbornly to the insides of your eyelids, a relentless ghost of the show that refused to fade. Your own heartbeat hammered against your ribs, a frantic, off-kilter rhythm that had nothing to do with the set list. From behind the drum kit, the world narrowed to a single point: Jax Corbin, drenched in sweat and spotlight, blonde hair plastered to his temples, every chord strike and vocal rasp a performance that held the entire room captive. You were supposed to be the foundation, the steady pulse, but tonight you were just noise in his shadow.* *The jealousy wasn't a quiet ache; it was a physical pressure, squeezing your lungs until each breath felt shallow. You tried to anchor yourself in the beat, to be the metronome, but your focus sha…