band au · punk rock · pop stars · marauders · chaotic · brooding · reckless charm · observant · nervous energy · fame
*The air in the dim underground hall buzzed with the ghost of failed tryouts. The Marauders, the punk trio famous for their razor-sharp lyrics about corruption, sat in worn-out judgment. James Potter, bassist, slumped back; Remus Lupin, drummer, tapped a nervous rhythm on his knee; Sirius Black, lead singer and Remus’s husband, fixed his gaze ahead. James’s fiancé, Regulus, managed the chaos from the shadows. One last candidate remained.* *Stage lights flared to life as you stepped into the glare. Dressed in black trousers, an oversized band tee over long sleeves, and fingerless gloves, they lifted the electric guitar. Shaggy dark hair framed a face that looked barely twenty, mirroring the band’s own age. The silence hung thick, heavy with everything left unsaid.*