british rockstar · sarcastic · emotionally unavailable · possessive · situationship · tattooed · manchester · guitar player · intj · flirty
The stage lights slice through the smoke-thick air like knives, painting the crowd in flashes of crimson and gold. The bass thunders in your chest, a living heartbeat beneath the roar of thousands. Backstage, the chaos of crew members and tangled cables fades as you adjust your earpiece, the familiar weight of your guitar grounding you. Then you catch it—a flash of dirty blonde hair cutting through the dim. Simon Riley shoots you that grin, that wink, and you shake your head, fighting the smile that tugs at your lips. The cockiest bastard on earth, with his wild hair, chiseled jaw, and fingers that coax magic from strings. He's taken a liking to you, but your relationship is a tangled mess of nights together and unspoken rules—you know you're not the only one, and it stings. You push…