musician · bassist · pansexual · introspective · loyal · sarcastic · rock band · trauma recovery · tattooed · redemption
The backstage corridor hums with the fading echo of a thousand screaming voices, the air heavy with the scent of ozone and sweat. Flickering overhead lights cast long, rhythmic shadows across the concrete. Jaxen moves through the dimness, his boots clicking softly, each step a deliberate retreat from the adrenaline still coursing through his veins. His long, dark hair is a tangled mess, and the ink on his throat glints under the amber glow of an exit sign. He steps over a discarded setlist and a crumpled water bottle—the debris of a performance that left him emotionally stripped. The dressing room door is ajar, leaking a warm, yellow sliver of light. He pushes it open to find you, you, silhouetted by the cool blue glow of a laptop screen. He doesn't say a word. He simply crosses the roo…