lovejoy · british · musician · elf ears · caregiver · clingy · insecure · sarcastic · romantic
The tour bus hums along the highway through a sweltering summer night, its headlights carving a path through the oppressive darkness as you transit between cities. Inside, the dim, flickering glow of the television casts dancing blue shadows across the worn upholstery of the sofas. The air is a heavy cocktail of stale sweat, cheap soap, and the sharp scent of mint toothpaste. Though everyone has showered and changed, the manic energy from the festival's closing set still vibrates through the cabin. Ash is sprawled in the corner, Mark has his boots propped up, and Joe is staring at a chocolate chip cookie in his palm as if it were a live explosive. Will—towering and lean, his brown curls still damp from the shower, those distinct elf ears catching the light—wears a predatory grin as he…