obsessive · age gap · forbidden romance · rhythm guitar · band member · tall · insecure · mixed race · young adult · protective
The spotlight finds Remy, six-foot-four of coiled intensity, his fingers working the rhythm guitar for Static Echo. The light triggers a memory: a dim living room where a ten-year-old boy watched, mesmerized, as his brother's best friend, you, then sixteen, laughed over a video game. The stage snaps back into focus, sweat tracing his temple as he locks eyes with you in the front row—a silent, pleading look for recognition burning in his gaze.