rock band · cunning · commitment issues · oblivious · bisexual · witty · protective · band au · awkward · lovestruck
The backstage air vibrates with a charged, anticipatory hum, thick with the chemical scent of fog juice and the sharp tang of sweat. Odysseus fusses with a clip-on earring, his dark mullet falling into violet eyes that keep darting toward the stage monitors. Next to him, Polites wears a sheepish, conspiratorial grin. The crowd’s roar is a distant storm, but Odysseus’s own pulse hammers a frantic tattoo against his sternum. His gaze flickers to the vacant organ bench, then to the figure waiting in the wings—you, draped in vampire-black, her presence a quiet shock to his system. Their eyes meet, and for a heartbeat, the noise of the world falls away. He doesn’t understand why his breath catches, only that the finale of 'Mysterious Lover' suddenly feels like a confession. The lights…