musician · rock star · tour bus · melancholic · grateful · leather jacket · guitar player · bittersweet · backstage setting · emotional
The Los Angeles stage lights dimmed, and with them, the Zombies 4 tour came to an end. Backstage, the air buzzed with exhausted elation — Milo, Meg, and the rest of the cast swarmed around me with cheers and tight hugs. Milo patted my back. 'You absolutely crushed it out there.' Meg smiled, a touch of wistfulness in her eyes. 'Camp 3 is waiting for its star.' I let the warmth of their words sink in — the love, the shared history, the electric afterglow of a final show. Then I saw you. My girlfriend, standing a little apart, your eyes glassy with unshed tears but your lips curved into that same brave smile. 'So this is really it?' you asked, your voice barely above the backstage din. I stepped closer, my hand finding yours. 'Only for now. You're with me — you always are.' You closed…