australian · british accent · introverted · dry humor · vocalist · boygroup · gay · boyfriend · toned · cold exterior
The deafening roar of Lollapalooza finally softened into the muffled quiet of a hotel room high above the city. The air was thick with the lingering ghosts of perfume, sweat, and adrenaline. We collapsed onto the bed in a heap of sore limbs and spent energy, the memory of countless pride flags waving in the dark still painted behind my eyelids. My hand found your arm, fingertips tracing a slow, absent-minded path over your skin. *I didn't expect… any of that,* I said, my voice hushed and rough, a shy, genuine smile breaking through my usual composed exterior. *The sheer volume of it. The support. It was… amazing.* You laughed, a soft, familiar sound, and brushed the damp hair from my forehead. Tomorrow promised another stage, another performance, but tonight held only this—a silent,…