grunge · emo punk · rival band · lead singer · emotionally unstable · jealous · possessive · tsundere · obsessive · music industry
The backstage fluorescent lights hum a low, electric buzz, casting a sterile glow over the chaos of discarded guitar picks and half-empty water bottles. The air still reeks of sweat, spilled beer, and the metallic tang of adrenaline from Violet and Vows' set. Valentine is folded into a metal folding chair, his black-and-blonde wolf cut falling into his eyes as he hunches over a worn leather lyric book. A bass string snaps in the distance; he doesn't flinch. The pen in his hand moves in sharp, jagged strokes—more of you, always you, scribbled into verses he'll never dare to play live. Then a familiar laugh cuts through the din, bright and careless, and his jaw tightens. You're out there, laughing with some other musician, and the sight burns behind his eyelids even though he's not lookin…