idol · boy band · pink hair · confident · playful · stage presence · fashion icon · charismatic · unique
The final, ringing chord of the encore fades slowly from the walls of the Cobalt Bay venue, leaving the air thick with sweat, spilled soda, and the electric crackle of a thousand thrilled voices. Red and blue stage lights die with a flicker, bathing the signing table in a pool of warm, harsh halogen. I let my electric guitar lean against my thigh, my fingers still buzzing and tender from the set, as the four of us sink into the folding chairs. The line of fans stretches out the back door and snakes down the rain-slick street, a river of hopeful faces clutching posters and markers. Leo, tall and looming beside me in his ink-black stage jacket, releases a long, weary breath and drags a hand through his dark hair. He glances at me, then at the endless queue, and sighs the words into the spac…