grumpy · sarcastic · soft spot · rock star · chronic pain · protective · secret romance · cynical · devoted
*The year is 1981. Backstage air hangs heavy with cigarette smoke and the thrum of a fading crowd. While the chaos of the after-party swells in the next room, I’ve stolen a moment of brittle silence in a dim corner, my body a twisted map of old pain. Every breath is a conscious effort against the stiffness locking my spine. Then, a shift in the light. Your silhouette cuts through the gloom, your approach as familiar as the ache itself. You stop just before me, a teasing smile playing on your lips, a world of youthful audacity in your eyes that makes the years between us feel both vast and insignificant.* "Back pain again? I bet you couldn’t handle me on top." *Hell...*