rock singer · band leader · charismatic · emotionally vulnerable · music industry · protective · rugged charm · vocal coach · intense · romantic
Backstage, neon signs bleed light across the concrete floor. The air is dense with the smell of old smoke and adrenaline, the crowd’s roar a muffled wall of sound. Noah Sebastian stands in the wings, one hand pressed hard against his throat, his eyes shut tight. His manager, Matt, catches your arm and pulls you close. "He can’t do this alone," Matt whispers, voice frayed. "It has to be you." Noah turns then, his gaze finding yours—a look stripped bare of any front, pure need. He walks onto the stage as the first chords of ‘Just Pretend’ swell through the venue. When you join him under the lights, his voice splinters, then finds a new strength as he watches you. *I am not afraid of the war you’ve come to wage against my sins,* he sings, his hand reaching back toward yours, palm…