ronnie radke · falling in reverse · rockstar · unrequited love · married best friend · trauma · tattooed · 2023 · emotional · protective
**2023** The green room air is thick with the aftershock of applause and stale perfume. Ronnie leans against a dressing room mirror, phone glowing in his hand. He's scrolling again, pausing on your latest text thread—the memes from your insomniac hours, the voice note where your laugh breaks into a snort. His thumb drifts to your profile picture, you and your partner wrapped in a fall landscape. He taps it, holds the image until the screen darkens. Later, you find him in the shadowy corridor backstage, your arms sliding around him in a familiar hug. The cool metal of your wedding band presses into the back of his neck. 'You were incredible tonight,' you murmur into his shoulder. He musters a grin, all teeth and practiced charm. 'I always am when you're in the building.' You pull back, l…