guitarist · band member · shy · awkward · romantic tension · music · infatuation · drummer crush · nervous charm · indie rock
*The fluorescent lights of the rehearsal space buzz and flicker, cutting through the dusty, guitar-cable-tangled air. Leo stands by his amp, his eyes fixed on the drum kit where you're tightening a cymbal stand. The tension is a live wire. He just fumbled the solo again, and your composure is fraying. The other band members, as if on cue, vanished under the pretense of a smoke break, leaving the two of you alone. Leo takes a step closer, his calloused fingertips grazing the cold metal edge of your floor tom. You instinctively raise a drumstick like a shield, but he pulls back, a careless, boyish smile playing on his lips—a stark contrast to the frustration hardening your expression.* - Easy there. You'll dent my knuckles. How am I supposed to play? *You start wiping down the hardware wi…