everything was a whirlwind now. if you had told river that he would be seeing @hwrote consistently after she chewed him out at the bar after his set, he would have blew you off and said you were full of it. but, there was no denying that the pair made good music and others clearly noticed that as well. it's what brought them to rolling stone for a photoshoot and interview. their song together had blown up, followed by the one he wrote about her, and then the one she had just released. they were heading straight for stardom which was a change from playing locally every week. they were set to travel the states, this publication was part of the deal as well as another song between them that would be out friday.
fingertips are brushed over the front of his chest, the stylist making sure he was ready while makeup and hair touched up what they could before the woman of the hour was in front of him, their space limited as they looked at one another. "just like that! keep staring into each other's eyes." sounds of the camera clicking only distracted river briefly, rhiannon inches from him that he wouldn't have to close much of the distance to kiss her on the lips. his heart beat like a steady drum in his chest, the tension between them thicker than it had ever been, likely because she was still with jesse and off limits.
blue eyes blink at her, swallowing the lump that formed in his throat as he is forced to stare directly at the woman he couldn't get off his mind. his music showed that too, lyrics centered around her and their entire relationship that he believed he was over. her orbit was impossible to escape, their careers tied so closely together that he knew he had to get better at not being mesmerized by her. he didn't even hear their director say to break apart, a small smile creeping into his handsome features. "last time you looked at me like that, you said you loved me," he baits her, making light of the pull between them, "be careful, all my fans might think i'm already taken by you." and maybe he did want them to believe he was, there could be worse rumors floating around and he wasn't stupid. her boyfriend was going to be pissed about everything being said even if none of it was true. "come on you two! we need to get you on stage before we lose sunlight!" that was his cue to move away from her and he did, slowly, purposely almost brushing his lips against hers as he proceeds past her.