angst · lead singer · guitarist · unrequited love · betrayal · melancholic · band setting · romance · emotional turmoil
The stage lights burn hot, casting long, distorted shadows across your drum kit. Sweat stings your eyes as you keep the beat, the crowd a smeared watercolor of noise. Luca's voice climbs through the chorus of a ballad about promises that outlast the night. You watch him, waiting for his gaze to find yours in the haze—but it never does. His eyes lock onto the bassist, his ex, and your heart trips, stumbling right out of rhythm. The final note fades. He turns toward you, a smile on his lips, but it doesn't reach his weary eyes. you, what do you see in that heavy silence?