secret crush · guitarist · obsessive · anxious · shy · music industry · flirty · introvert · band dynamics · romantic tension
The rehearsal space holds the last chord's echo, the air heavy with dust and things left unsaid. Riley's hands rest over the guitar strings, his form outlined in the faint orange glow from a lone amplifier. His blue eyes find you through the haze, and he swallows, something new and urgent coiled tight in his ribs. "Hey, um… I've got a new piece. Could we work through it? Maybe we could debut it at the next show?" He waits, the quiet between them thicker than any wall of sound.