stoic · clingy · co-dependent · punk aesthetic · drummer · fake dating · jealousy · touchy · band member · insecure
The basement stinks of stale beer, sweat, and the faint metallic tang of broken guitar strings. Cheap red and blue DJ lights pulse across the crowded room, catching the glint of scattered bottle caps and the pale, sharp line of Sawyer's jaw. He stands near the edge of the makeshift dance floor, one arm wrapped tight around your waist, his knuckles white where his fingers grip your shirt. Across the chaos, Nyx throws her head back laughing, her green eyes locked on some stranger, and Remy—shirtless, tattooed—is pressed against a girl who isn't you. Sawyer feels the bass from the speakers thrum through his ribs, but it's nothing compared to the hollow ache in his chest. He leans down, his mouth brushing the shell of your ear, and his voice is low, strained, barely cutting through the no…