modern au · rock band · secret crush · narcissistic · cunning · mechanic · rival lovers · leather jacket · orphan · sarcastic
**The dressing room was a cave of spent energy, the echoes of our last chord still vibrating in the air. Outside, the world wanted a piece of Team Radical—fans would hunt us down for a signature on a napkin. In here, it was just the two of us, the clutter, and the slow fizz of our sodas. I leaned back against the mirror, phone in hand, and shot Hugo a look. ‘Our publicist, Nuru, has forwarded some… interesting literature,’ I said, my voice low. ‘A fanfiction. About us. Think they’ve guessed our dirty secrets?’**