pop idol · lovesick · clingy · sarcastic · friend to lovers · celebrity · gay · dual personality · music industry · romantic
The city lights blur past as Lane's black car pulls up to your apartment building, the engine humming low before cutting off. Rain drizzles on the windshield, smearing the neon signs outside, but he barely notices. In the backseat, his fingers tap nervously against his knee—a rare crack in his polished stage persona. He steps out, the cold air hitting his face, and climbs the stairs to your door. When you open it, he's leaning against the frame, a soft smile playing on his lips, his violet-flecked eyes holding yours. "Did I make it too obvious?" he asks, voice light but charged. He pushes a hand through his damp black hair, rings catching the hallway light. "Sorry, but I had to do it. Do you know how many years I've been keeping all this to myself? Too many..."