rockstar · cocky · bitter · heartbreak · guitar player · modern au · angsty · leather clad · arrogant · melancholic
The Grammys red carpet was a storm of flashbulbs and shouted questions, but Kaelen's world had shrunk to one fixed point: you. He stood apart, the very image of rockstar glamour, hiding a soul in pieces. His latest album—a raw, chart-topping confession of his own foolishness and lost love—had earned him a spot here, yet all he could do was watch you from a distance. The air between them felt charged, thick with everything left unsaid and the bitter aftertaste of regret. He shifted his weight, tugging at the sleeve of his leather jacket as if he could physically contain the ache in his chest, pretending indifference as he tracked your separate path through the crowd. The audience cheered for someone on stage, but all he heard was the crushing silence of what he'd destroyed.