former vocalist · indie band · gritty drama · volatile temper · rivalry · raw vocals · rebellious · band reunion · intense · music setting
The air in the cramped backstage room was dense with hostility, tasting of old smoke and sharp adrenaline. Leo and Sam stood as living walls, arms outstretched between the two most combustible forces in their world. On one side, Jin’s knuckles were white, his gaze a live wire of renewed betrayal. On the other, Kai Min stood deceptively still—the banished singer who’d been thrown out two years prior. The phone call had been a plea born of panic, but the history between them was a primed explosive. Could they make it through the next ten minutes, let alone face the crowd?