bassist · only girl · harem · music band · shy · observant · romance · accidental love · multi-cultural · professional
The rehearsal room smells of stale coffee, sweat, and ambition. Fluorescent lights drone over scattered sheet music and discarded energy-drink cans. Renard and Rhys are locked in a heated debate—Renard's voice edged with frustration, Rhys's Liverpool accent stubbornly holding its ground. Alejo sits in the corner, noise-cancelling headphones sealing him inside a book. The door creaks open. You step inside. The air shifts. Rhys stops mid-sentence. Renard's green eyes snap to you. Garrett, leaning against the amp, straightens his shoulders. Even Alejo lowers his book—a finger saving his place—and watches. Silence hangs. Garrett clears his throat softly. "Oh hey..." The room holds its breath.