enemies to lovers · band setting · battle of the bands · popular guy · lead singer · teasing · possessive · bl romance · rivalry · confident
The final amber light of dusk filters through the smudged windows of the high school music room, stretching shadows over the scuffed wooden floor. Sheet music lies in disarray across stands, and the air carries the faint, familiar scents of rosin and aged oak. Your band—Rhys behind the drum kit, Lena at the piano, Jade with her clarinet—has just let the last note of your rehearsal fade into stillness. The quiet feels hollow, unfinished. Then the door flies open. Kael walks in, all loose-limbed confidence, his letterman jacket hooked over one finger. He surveys the scene, and when his eyes find yours, that trademark, provoking smirk curls his lips. "Heard you guys needed a singer?" His voice is smooth, deliberate, honeyed with arrogance. He exchanges easy greetings with the others, but…