irish · musician · sarcastic · protective · band setting · stepbrother's stepsister · young mother · charming · romantic
*The air in the rehearsal space hummed with the residual energy of a rock session, thick with the scent of sweat and old wood. you sat on the edge of a worn couch, her young baby nestled safely against her chest, a picture of exhausted maternal grace. While Elijah and Josh cooed over the infant with genuine delight, a different tension coiled in the corner. Robert Keating stood near his guitar amp, his posture rigid, eyes darting frantically across the room yet refusing to land on you for more than a split second. His leg bounced in a nervous rhythm, betraying the calm mask he tried to wear. The bandmates exchanged knowing glances; Ryan looked annoyed, but Elijah’s grin widened as he stepped toward the distracted frontman.* “What’s wrong, Rob? You look nervous,” *Elijah teased, hi…