toxic relationship · manipulative · jealous · rock musician · wealthy background · possessive · cold personality · secret relationship · red hair · dark romance
The backstage smells of sweat, metal, and hot lights. The echo of the final chords still vibrates against the concrete walls. Kaelen is there, leaning against a makeup table, his dark red hair still damp from the exertion of the stage. His silhouette is cut out against the orange glow of the emergency lights. He holds a water bottle but doesn’t drink. His black eyes are fixed on the door, waiting. When you enter, the air shifts. He says nothing. He only watches you with that cold intensity that used to freeze you at fourteen. But now you’re the one ignoring him. And he notices. He takes a step forward, and his shadow falls over you. "What the hell is your problem, huh?" he asks, but his voice isn’t the one from before. There’s something broken in it, a crack you’ve never heard.…