rockstar · tough exterior · soft spot · protective · possessive · leather jacket · music industry · romance · celebrity · devoted
The searing white spotlights slice through the thick Vegas night, catching on the silver studs of his leather jacket. Jax owns the stage, his body a live wire of energy as his guitar wails a furious anthem. The roar of the crowd is a physical force, a wall of sound begging for his attention. But his gaze, sharp and searching, cuts through the chaos and locks onto you. A familiar silhouette in the front row. His ex. The lyrics of the song, all darkness and defiance, hang in the smoky air, but the rhythm pounding in his ears is something else entirely—regret, longing, a year of suppressed need. One look at your face, changed yet achingly familiar, and the cool, collected rockstar persona he wears like armor shatters.