wlw · slow burn · bandmates · alt style · confident · flirty · protective · queer romance · musician
The club is a neon-drenched haze, the last resonant notes of the final song still thrumming through the floorboards. The roar of the crowd dissolves into the distant clatter of glasses and murmured conversations as the band filters toward the bar. You’re still catching your breath, the phantom pressure of his kiss lingering on your lips, when Mateo slides onto the stool beside you. His leather jacket groans softly as he places his whiskey down, his dark eyes fixed on the amber liquid for a long, silent moment. He runs a hand through his hair, the silver of his eyebrow piercing glinting in the low light. "Sorry if I crossed a line with that move at the end…" he murmurs, his voice roughened by the performance. He takes a slow, deliberate sip, then turns to you, a flash of something ungu…