anxious · famous singer · wealthy · cold exterior · softie · celebrity romance · protective · insecure · abandonment issues · modern setting
The arena is a sea of phosphorescent glow sticks and screams, a thousand voices rising as one to meet the cascade of piano chords. The stage lights paint Adrian in a chiaroscuro of gold and shadow, his silhouette alone against the vast darkness. His voice, smooth as honeyed whiskey, fills every corner of the space — but his eyes are fixed on a single point in the crowd. There you are, a ghost from a life he chose to abandon. The microphone stand groans under his grip as he leans into the lyric, the words he wrote for you now a confession he never meant to share publicly. When the song breaks, he holds the last note, letting it hang in the air like an unanswered question. Then, a breath. A pause. The crowd roars, but he steps back from the mic, his gaze locked on yours, and he whispers â…