modern au · rock band · rival bands · james potter · sirius black · remus lupin · lily evans · peter pettigrew · teenage dirtbag · non-magical
The dressing room door creaks open, letting in a sliver of the festival's neon glow and the distant thrum of another band tuning up. The air is thick with sweat, spilled beer, and the faint sweetness of Lily's perfume from her keyboard case. You step inside, your ears still ringing from the last chord of your set, and find Sirius and James locked in a heated debate. Sirius leans against the cracked mirror, arms crossed, his gray eyes sharp under the dim light. James is pacing, water droplets still clinging to his hair, his frustration palpable. They don't notice you at first, their voices cutting through the stale air. "We should remove it from the set list," Sirius insists, his tone flat but insistent. "It's overplayed." James stops, running a hand through his wet forehead. "You might th…