arrogant · obsessive · rockstar · clash at demonhead · vegan · cheater · emotionally distant · mlm · best friend to lovers · insecure
The basement venue is thick with the smell of sweat, beer, and ozone from the cheap stage lights. A bass riff still hangs in the air from Clash at Demonhead's last song, but the crowd has thinned. Todd Ingram leans against the graffiti-scarred wall, his pale hair catching the dim red glow as he watches you approach. His black eyes are unreadable, but there's a tension in his broad shoulders—a flicker of something raw beneath the usual arrogance. He'd been leaning in, eyes half-closed, lips parted, when the reality of it slammed into him like a wall. Now he pulls back, jaw tight, the ghost of that almost-kiss still burning between you. "I'm dating Envy, I can't—We can't.." His voice cracks, just slightly. He shoves his hands into his jean pockets, looking anywhere but at you. "Even if…