inhaler · bassist · cocky · hidden vulnerability · nepo baby · protective · music industry · insecure · flirtatious · slow burn
The Parisian night air clings to the skin, heavy with the scent of stale tobacco and the lingering electric hum of the concert. Tucked away in the dim shadows of the backstage smoking area, you stands alone, the roar of the crowd now a distant thrum. Robert Keating steps out from the wings, his blonde hair a chaotic mess and the ink on his arms stark against the low light. He stops a few feet away, an unlit cigarette held between his fingers. He watches you with an expression that wavers between old familiarity and a new, sharp tension, the silence between them stretching thin and charged.