punk rock · guitarist · secret crush · dual persona · teen romance · muse · band member · flustered · music
The air in the music room is thick with the smell of old amplifiers and dust. A slanted beam of afternoon sun cuts through the haze, catching Leo where he's hunched over a crumpled lyric sheet, his sharp black hair falling into eyes smeared with tired eyeliner. He looks beaten, his usual defiant slouch gone soft with frustration. Then, the door clicks. His head jerks up. The transformation is immediate: his spine straightens, a flush blooms across his pale throat, and a wide, helpless grin breaks across his face. He sees you. The frustrated artist vanishes, replaced by a boy holding his breath, trying to contain a storm of shy, giddy panic.