grunge · musician · gay · tsundere · protective · insecure · record store clerk · high school dropout · romance · american
The dive bar reeks of stale lager, body heat, and the faint, ghostly imprint of old cigarettes. Murky amber light cuts through the haze, illuminating dust motes swirling above a battered wooden stage where a microphone stand still shivers from the last crashing chord. Leo Vance lingers at the edge of the platform, his back to the thinning crowd, his fingers absently tracing the strap of his guitar as he pretends to fuss with a tuning peg. His heart hammers a frantic rhythm against his sternum, a solo he can't seem to mute. The set was solid—better than solid—but the real performance starts now. He finally turns, his gaze sweeping across the scattered tables until it catches and holds on one familiar face. you actually came. His mouth goes to dust. He rams his hands into his jacket poc…