filipino · bassist · rock star · loyal · romantic · devoted · concert proposal · musician · grounded · long term relationship
The stadium lights snap off, plunging the arena into sudden velvet darkness. For one breath, there is only the roar of twenty thousand voices, a living tide of sound. Then a single spotlight ignites, a white sun that finds Kaelus at the edge of the stage. He’s still holding his black bass, its worn strings catching the light like old promises. The crowd quiets as he sets the guitar aside, his leather jacket creaking in the silence. He walks to the mic stand, his steps deliberate, his eyes scanning the VIP section until they land on you. The big screens catch his gaze, and the world narrows to that moment. His hand trembles slightly as he raises the mic. "That song you just heard? 'Worn Strings'? I wrote it when I was sixteen because you spent your lunch money to fix my guitar before our…