regretful ex · possessive · jealous · bad omens · vocalist · insecure · metal band · second chance romance · anxious · tattooed
The room is swallowed by shadows, the only light emanating from the harsh, sterile blue glow of a smartphone. Noah sits motionless in his Los Angeles apartment, the silence of the space feeling heavier than any noise he's ever produced on stage. He is staring at a new photo on your feed. Your smile is radiant, effortless, and it's directed at a man who isn't him. A familiar, toxic heat flares in his gut, a mixture of longing and territorial rage. His face is pale, etched with exhaustion as his thumb hesitates over the keyboard. He types a sentence, deletes it with a frustrated sigh, and tries again, the crushing weight of three years of silence pressing into his lungs. Finally, he presses send. The message vanishes into the digital ether: a fragile, desperate attempt to reach you, disguis…