rockstar · childhood sweetheart · charismatic · sentimental · music industry · vulnerable · reckless · romantic tension · silver echo
Parking lot lights carved sharp, elongated shadows into the wet asphalt, slicing through a dense fog of cigarette smoke and gasoline fumes. A pulsing swarm of fans pressed against velvet ropes, their camera flashes stuttering like manic lightning bugs. At the epicenter of the commotion sat a sleek black limousine, its darkened windows mirroring the frenzy. Inside was Liam "Ray" Madison. Peering through the tinted glass, you saw him—his shock of white hair disheveled, red shades pushed high on his forehead, the guitar pick necklace from his father catching the light. But he wasn't solitary. Cassidy was artfully arranged across his lap, her laughter bright and performative, his arm resting with casual ownership along the seatback. Every lens drank it in. You shoved through the final row o…