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Resident Theory (Pt. 1)

Summary: Leon is a drummer in a band that's gaining quick popularity. FL is a pastry chef working at a bakery, she is also a band photographer but wants to become a band manager. They meet in San Francisco during a concert.

Part 1

It has suddenly become a tradition to bring the band i’m working with a dozen cupcakes from my job. They always seem to be a great hit with the band members and they provide a sugar rush for them when they go on stage, which makes my job easier when I have to photograph them. I grab my camera bag, my helmet, the cupcake box and close up shop, this was a last minute gig as one of my concert partners ended up falling really ill, so now I’m covering for them.

I check my phone, send my friend a ‘get well soon’ text and check traffic, luckily the city doesn’t seem too busy tonight so I should only be missing a bit of the opener. I got booked to cover a new band, the second opener Resident Theory.

With the cupcakes secured and strapped on my motorcycle I head over to the venue. It was a quick 20 minute ride through San Francisco and the cupcakes survived, score! Before going into the venue I check to see how much frosting is on my shirt, i’m in luck as there’s a minimal amount.

I take my hair out of my French braid, line a quick wing on my eyes, and finish with some gloss. That’s as good as I’m going to get after working an 8 hour closing shift. I grab the box and walk to the back entrance, at this point I’m pretty sure every security guard knows me by now. I hand over a cupcake to Craig.

“How’s it looking in there?” 

He takes the cupcake and my helmet and stores it by the door. 

“It got packed quick, show sold out within minutes of tickets going live. Bands are looking promising” 

“That’s rad!” I say as I give him a fist bump and head in.

I walk over to the green room where the bands usually wait until it’s their time to go on stage. Seems they are all watching the first opener. I mark the cupcake box ‘Resident Theory has priority’ in hopes that no one else will steal a cupcake before they’ve had a chance to grab one.

I head over to the stage to watch as the first opener starts their last song, I’m in luck as I made it in time. I check all my camera equipment and make sure all my settings are right and that my lens is clean. I take a couple practice shots before heading out to the barricade to prepare my spot to photograph Resident Theory. I see my friend Ashley waiting to the side as well.

“How’s the crowd?” I shout over the music.

“They seem more lively tonight, apparently majority of the crowd are really anticipating the next band. They seem to be the next big thing in the alt-rock scene” Ashley shouts back to me.

“Sweet, well I hope they give me their all tonight” I giggle as I check my camera one more time.

The band finishes and the crowd cheers. I quickly take my phone out and try to look up the next band as they break down and set up the stage. I glance at the name of the members and try to remember who is in which spot. We have Jack as main singer, Chris on guitar, Leon on drums, and Claire on bass. I will say, I’m a big fan of a wild singer but personally the drummer is always my favorite in the band.

I put my phone away and grab a water bottle from the side of the stage, it’s a secret stash we like to keep at all the venues for the photographers. I glance back up at the stage and it seems they set the next band up quick, I respect that they are keeping to the schedule. You don’t see that happen often.

The crowd seems to get anxious and they start to cheer for Resident Theory. Seems they are quickly growing a pretty big fan base from what I could collect from my internet sleuthing. They get louder and within a minute the lights go down. Crap that’s my cue to get in front of the stage. I see Jack take center stage.

“How are we feeling tonight San Francisco!” He shouts to the full venue and it comes alive in response. 

Next the guitarist comes out, followed by the bassist, and finally the drummer. The room is still dark when suddenly the drummer counts down with his sticks. 3, 2, 1… the music blasts, lights flash on and everyone starts to bounce to the music. They are incredible and in that moment I’m entranced and forget that I’m here to do a job. I fumble to grab my camera and start to click away. The singer is so energetic, moving from one side of the stage to the other and passing momentarily in front of me to strike a pose and wink while bouncing away. The bassist, Claire is all smiles as she sings along with Jack, and the guitarist, Chris is so focused on his playing that he will occasionally look up, make eye contact with the crowd, crack a smirk and wink at the fans. They are controlling their audience and keeping them entertained. Two songs pass and I move around to find the drummer.

Finally I get to my favorite spot for the third song and look at the drummer through my lens, he is playing hard and suddenly he glances at me. My heart skips a beat as he flashes the most beautiful smile. His blue eyes glisten and I am hypnotized as I photograph the most handsome man I have ever seen. Suddenly the song ends and I’m still staring at the drummer, Leon. He catches me and runs a hand through his long brown hair while grinning. Shit. I quickly look down at my camera and try to recollect myself.

Deep breaths as I wait for the next song to start before I look up again to continue photographing. We usually get 3 to 4 songs to photograph the band before we have to move to the side of the stage, seems we get 4 tonight so I’m making this last song count. I go from one side of the stage catching as many pictures as I can and the band matches my energy. I’m all giggles with each member as they smile with me. I purposely avoid the drummer as I will try to get the courage to photograph him from the side stage. Suddenly I can feel myself blushing and the song ends as I walk to the side.

Ashley catches me as I walk away from the barricade looking flushed.

“Omg I’ve never seen you blush like this while working, what happened?!” she questions me as the singer shouts something about having 2 songs left and wanting to see the room bounce.

I glance over to her slowly and whisper “The drummer.” 

She doesn’t hesitate to move to the side stage and get a glance at him. She skips back to me, “damn that is a beautiful man” she giggles as she starts to pull me to the side stage. Remember deep breaths , I tell myself. ‘I’m here doing a job, toughen up and don’t get distracted’ and follow Ashley as we take our spots to get a couple more shots in before the last song ends.

Leon and I make eye contact again, and I swear I can see him blushing?! Ashley whispers to me “No way, he is crushing hard for you” I turn to her “No way, plus I have a strict rule of not dating or flirting with band members” I say with a huff. The band finished their set and the audience is going wild. They really are gaining momentum and recognition pretty quickly. I stand my ground as the band starts to walk off stage past Ashley and I.

“You were great and the crowd loved you” I say to Jack as he puts his hand up for a high five. I then get a high five from Claire and a fist bump from Chris. Leon walks up to me with a drumstick and hands it over “Just a souvenir to remind you of tonight” he says as he proceeds to walk away. “Thanks” I shout a little too loudly.

I follow them back to the green room where the other photographers, bands, and their friends are hanging out. “Can you guys grab your cupcakes already so we can have some too” someone shouts to Resident Theory as they walk in. I can’t help but laugh at the sight of grown men fighting over cupcakes. Claire is the first one over to the box “These are so cute and look delicious” as she picks out a vanilla cupcake with pink frosting. Jack and Chris are next to grab a cupcake, Leon looks at me as he stops at the box and asks “Which is your favorite?” For a moment I wonder why he is asking me and then I realize, i’m still wearing my work shirt as he points at it.

“The s'mores one” I say as I watch him pick the very flavor out of the box. I’m once again mesmerized for a moment as I watch him eat a cupcake. How is it that he can make that look attractive. I quickly look away and look for a spot to sit on a couch. Turning my camera on I glance through the pictures. The next band quickly eat the left over cupcakes and start to make their way towards the stage leaving the first band and the members of Resident Theory in the green room. Ashley comes over to let me know she is going to photograph the next band and to come join her for a couple songs. I nod and she is gone.

“Do you mind?” I look up to see Leon pointing at the empty couch next to me, I nod “Go ahead” I say as he sits down. He wipes the sweat away with a towel that’s resting on his shoulders. He glances at my camera, “You seem to have a great eye for photographing and you seem to have been enjoying yourself quit a bit” he smiles.

“Thanks, you all put on such a great show, it was hard not to want to follow the lead” I say without making eye contact. I’m not usually this intimidated by people, why can’t I look at him. Suddenly a hand is in front of me, I finally look up and slowly move my camera towards his hand. He lets out a low laugh “No, your hand, I’m trying to introduce myself.” 

I turn red, quickly put my hand in his and feel a sudden electricity at the contact. I lose my breath as he introduces himself “I’m Leon Kennedy, drummer of Resident Theory” quickly gathering myself, I lightly shake his hand and say “Nice to meet you, I’m Ellie Peralta” We keep holding hands for what feels like an eternity as he smiles at me.

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Escaping the village (Pt. 1)

“Quick, go through that door! I’ll draw them away and finish them off, take cover and wait for me to come back” Leon shouts at you and you obey his every word. Breaking through the musty wooden door you quickly look around for somewhere to hide. It’s difficult to see through the darkness but luckily this room seems to be an old shed. Glancing around you make out some farm tools and a small hole in the wall. Carefully you climb through and wait.

It feels like hours pass by, it grows too quiet and you wonder if Leon is okay. Suddenly you hear the door slam open, too scared to look you stay as still as possible and hold your mouth shut.

You hear a whisper “Fuck, please tell me she didn’t run” you can hear his voice pained with concern. “Leon” you say with a relieved tone and just low enough that he could hear you. He suddenly climbs through the hole and covers it again. There’s just barely enough room for the two of you, he quickly grabs you, lifts you up, and places you on his lap.

In one motion his right hand is on your mouth and his left arm is wrapped around your waist, he groans then sighs with relief. “Be as quiet and still as possible, I was able to lose them for now…”

You try to calm down but your heart is racing, being this close to Leon his scent is entrancing and you start to feel at ease. He catches you slightly tilting towards his neck and suddenly raises an eyebrow, “Cheeky girl” he says and finally drops his hand from your mouth to your waist. 

After a few minutes of silence he says “It seems we are in the clear, we should keep moving and try to find a more secure spot”

You start to lift from his lap and you can feel the grasp of his hands around your waist helping you keep steady. Carefully climbing through you listen for any possible noises outside.

You slowly reach for the door when suddenly you feel Leon grab you by the wrist, he pulls you around and grabs your other hand while pinning you up against the wall with your hands above your head.

“So are you going to finally tell me why it is you have followed me here, did they send you thinking I needed help” his voice is deep and agitated. You look up to his face and with a stern voice you say “It seems after you went off the map and went radio silent they got concerned and told me to come make sure you’re still alive, how about you tell me what is going on here, what are those monsters”

He finally releases his grip on you, you can see some concern in his eyes “I’m sorry about…” you interrupt “I’m fine, let’s move while it’s still dark, the sun will rise soon” You both check to make sure all your equipment is reloaded and ready for combat.

He takes the lead and you keep a short distance. Slowly walking through the overgrown village you both see it’s been abandoned, most of the wooden buildings are falling apart and nature has overgrown. Suddenly you both hear a sound and a monster lunges towards Leon “Shit! Leon watch out!” you shout.

He falls on his back trying to fight the monster off, you quickly draw your knife, stab the monster and pull it off. Once you check that the monster is dead, you turn back and check on Leon. 

He was already back on his feet, slightly panicked and grasping for composure.”Lucky you were here, I owe you one” he giggles.

In that moment your heart skips a beat, there’s that smile that made you fall for him back when you were both rookies. “Come on pretty boy let’s keep moving, I’m sure one of these buildings is safe to hide out in for a bit” you say.

You both finally reach a house that still seems to be safe. “Doesn’t look like the owners have been back, we should be okay here” he says seemingly amusing himself with that joke. “Want me to double check that for you” you ask “I got this” he says.

“Just move, I can pick the lock” you say as you kneel down and get to work. You catch a glimpse at Leon and notice him unable to take his eyes off you “Enjoying the view” you ask “It’s… not bad” he responds.

You finally get the door unlocked and slowly walk in, knife at the ready. You notice all the windows and doors inside have been locked keeping whatever is outside from coming in. “I think it’s safe to say this place has gone untouched” you say “Good, then that means we don’t have to worry about anything in here, make sure that door is locked well, we don’t want anything getting in while we are here” Leon responds.

Finally being able to relax you realize the sun is finally rising and a few rays start to peek through the shades. “Luckily there’s enough light coming through, we can keep those closed” you say. Leon removed his tactical gear and finally gave a sigh of relief “Now that you are here I can finally relax, it’s only been a couple of days but I’m exhausted” he says. “I’m just glad I was able to find you alive” you whisper as you also start to remove your gear.

While trying to remove a buckle on your back you notice it’s caught on your shirt, “Hey you mind helping me out” you flirtatiously ask Leon. His eyes widen and you notice a slight blush come across his face, you start to walk towards him and he quickly stands up, you turn around and feel his fingers grace your back and carefully start to remove the strap. “Thanks” you say and as you start to take a step away Leon suddenly grabs you and pulls you back up to him, he whispers “You don’t know how long I’ve waited to have a moment like this with you”. 

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