Falling For a Fake

ed for her water bottle, frantically unscrewing the cap wi

hough she was usually responsible for the keyboard, she occasionally provided Valeska's backup vocals. The

he small space. Liam and Felix were on the couch, the former tuning his instrument. Kieran was

us voice like a siren song. Gianna's followed, harmonising perfect

ement sparkled in his gaze, he'd always loved watched Val perform. Her

r bouncing off the padded walls. Felix then counted himself

person was left. Valeska glanced up, her eyes la

yes locked on one another. It made her heart race whenever

any factors, a culmination of pressure, unspoken words and external factors that

ng emotions on their own. Anger, sorrow, hatred, and buried beneath

sted on staring at her with those piercing eyes of

o Kieran's guitar, prompting him to play. He indulged her immediately, his tal

bsentminded. Even as he followed the rhythm, never missing

somewhat smaller than the one from yesterday. After this was over, they'd retu

e. The photos of Val and Kieran on the red carpet from the night before had gone viral all over the int

ow up at the venue at different times. First came Felix, his fans prac

heduled the night this way to allow each of them their own m

be arriving together, this was absolutely necessary t

indifferent to the way he invaded Val's space

. "What happen-" Valeska started, but cut herself off when he t

h if he didn't release her. But then they rounded the corner and a crowd

gingly went into 'girlfriend' mode. Relaxing into Kieran's

irections. They hadn't even gotten out yet, but there must've been ab

al moved to let herself out, but Kieran beat her to it. The picture of an absolut

ing herself to take ahold of his hand and then trying not to scowl

phers and journalists, tilting his head down to her ear. "You look

dy to go out. Stood amongst each other backs

of a sudden a notification obscured the top half of the sc

tly. The text read; "Hey ViperVal, I had soo much fun with

his sculpted abs and a line of salt sprinkled along them. Some girl was leanin

r as she sprung out of her

s. Kieran stumbled back into the wall, his expression momentarily s

aration to intervene. They were literally minutes away

alm voice cut through the tension

her screen as she pulled the image back u

sed what they were looking at. Kieran's face gave away nothing,

ce. Swallowing hard, he made towards