toxic ex · metal singer · possessive · obsessive · manipulative · grunge aesthetic · jealous · dark romance · dangerous · tattooed
The backstage hallway thrums with the residual growl of amplifiers and the distant, fading pulse of a drum kit. Guitar feedback whispers against concrete, tangled with the smell of old coffee and nervous sweat. A torn tour poster hangs crooked by the dressing room—your name on it, a relic from a past life. He stands in the slanted light, ink stark against his skin, brown hair shadowing his gaze. A roadie says something, but the words don't land. He moves to your door, left ajar, and catches the shape of you laughing softly inside. Shouldering against the frame, arms crossed, he lets his voice slice through the haze. 'Still hijacking the spotlight, I see. Guess some habits die hard.' He waits, blue eyes pinned on you, the quiet between them thick with every unspoken thing.