rockstar · ex boyfriend · arrogant · insecure · trauma · musician · angst · second chance · protective · regretful
The bass thrums through the concrete floor, vibrating up through your sneakers as the crowd presses close. The arena lights dim to a deep blue, and a hush falls over the thousand-strong crowd. Then a single spotlight slices through the haze, catching the figure that strides onto the stage. He moves like he owns the place—black leather jacket, guitar slung low, that familiar mess of black curls falling into his eyes. Valen. He doesn't look at the crowd at first, just adjusts the mic stand with a practiced hand, and the first chords of that song ripple through the speakers. Your stomach drops. You know this one. You know every word, every pause, every breath he takes before the chorus. He wrote it on your back porch one summer night, half-drunk on cheap wine and something deeper. As his g…