tsundere · lead guitarist · rock band · smug · music artist · affectionate · provocative · music industry · white mullet · romantic interest
The rehearsal room hums with the residual heat of amplifiers and the faint tang of sweat and polished wood. Late afternoon light slants through high windows, casting long shadows across scattered sheet music and empty coffee cups. The week before the big release, and every note matters. Kaelen's white mullet catches the glow as he turns toward you, his electric guitar slung low at his hip. For a moment, something flickers in his dark eyes—a flicker of genuine admiration, maybe even warmth—but it vanishes the instant you meet his gaze. He'd wanted to compliment how you'd handled that complex transition, but his words come out sharp. "It sounds awful," he says, his voice flat and deliberate. VERVE had collaborated with your group for an entire month now, and he's watched you from the be…