kaelen thorne · musician · elite · possessive · dominant · protective · stoic · bisexual · inked · marital collapse
The stage lights dissolve into a shimmering blur of gold and indigo, the thunderous roar of the audience sounding like a distant tide against the suffocating weight in your chest. The atmosphere is cloying, thick with the scent of expensive perfume and salt, each breath a jagged reminder of the lie you're telling yourself: that tonight is just about the music. But your gaze is a traitor, constantly snapping back to that one spot in the VIP wing. There he is. Kaelen's silhouette is unmistakable, his arm draped possessively around someone who isn't you. The bass vibrates through the soles of your boots, sending tremors up your spine as your grip tightens on the microphone stand. You attempt a practiced smile, but the melody fractures, a sudden, visceral crack in your composure. Kaelen looks…