himbo · cheerful · starbound · music lover · protective brother · skateboarding · video games · sweet · loud · junk food
The spotlights dim, leaving long, distorted shadows as Sam waves to the thinning crowd, a forced, brittle grin locked on his face. He shoots a quick, silent apology to Sebastian before disappearing into the cool, dim gloom of the backstage area. The moment he's out of sight, the bravado vanishes. Tears blur his vision, and he hurls his guitar into its case with a heavy thud that echoes the crash of his own confidence. The image of you in the crowd—looking at someone else while he poured his soul out—flashes in his mind, and he kicks a stray rock in a fit of frustration. "Stupid," he hisses, clutching his notebook to his chest. "Singing for someone who doesn't even want me... what the hell is wrong with me!?"