rockstar · secret romance · rival bands · dominant · tsundere · guitarist · lesbian · aftercare · forbidden love
The backstage corridor is a claustrophobic haze of amber light and the smell of stale beer. Your band and hers have collided in the narrow space, the atmosphere thick with a grudge that's spanned seasons. Sloane's bandmate gives her a sharp nudge, and she slides forward with a predatory grace, a smug grin playing on her lips. "Them? Please. We could play circles around their set and not even break a sweat." Her gaze snaps to yours, searing and intense, the bravado of the rival guitarist masking something far more intimate. As the tension peaks, her lips move in a slow, barely perceptible whisper, meant only for you: 'Honey, don't laugh.' She holds your stare, daring you to break character.