The Audition (dreamnotfound)

Pop Off Crew

A/N Karl and Sapnap met up??? hello??? also, welcome to my book, The Audition:) a reminder to everyone that if anyone in this book is uncomfortable with what happens I will not hesitate to take it down. enjoy!!

   "I miss him don't you blame me

   That boy went stone cold crazy

   Caught up in camera lust he's

   Chasing that happy pipe dream."

   George sang through the microphone, his voice ringing throughout the abandoned parking garage. His throat burned from the practice, seeing as two hours had now been spent straight singing. 

   Not only did he sing--might I add, like an angel--but he wrote the song. It was cliche, to write a song about your ex, but it meant a lot more to him than anybody knew.

   George Davidson, the lead singer of the band 'Pop Off Crew', was a shorter man and his hair was brunette and styled to swoop across his forehead. His talent came naturally and genetically, seeing as his mom used to sing to him as a baby. Her voice was an angel's, sent straight from Heaven.

   Don't get me wrong, his mother hadn't died or abandoned him. It just... wasn't the same anymore. George would go home everyday from practice and see her slowly fade away on the couch. Each day, she would just crack. Her hair was frizzy, seeing as it hadn't even brushed in months, and her teeth were now a rotten yellow as her breath reeked.

   She just wasn't the mother George grew up to love anymore, and was instead just another burden.

   George had too many burdens.

   First off, he had to write a new song for his band for each practice, and considering they went to the parking garage everyday to strum and sing their hearts out, it was a lot to handle. He also had to deal with heart break.

   His best friend, Alex, was apart of his band before. Playing lead guitar and back up vocals, he was basically the core of the group. He would make everyone laugh and make the room light up with a simple hello.

   But, he had to move away. 

   He just had to leave George when he was at his lowest.

   George not only had to deal with the loss of his best friend, but also had to deal with the break up of, what could have been, perfect. 

   The blond got the record deal; George didn't. 

   This caused fights; yelling, competing, dying inside slowly, piece by piece. They destroyed each other until there was nothing left. So they broke up.

   And George just... had to bare the pain to be strong for others.

   Sometimes, he was just too selfless.

   He coped with the heart break by writing songs and singing his heart out to an empty parking garage while his heart beat, but not with a purpose.

   It just beat because that's what the human body does, and that was the opposite of what George wanted it to do.

   But he had to have hope for Karl and Sapnap, because if they lost George along with Alex, they wouldn't recover; George would die all over again from the guilt.

   Karl was the bass of the band, his fingers were controlled while they strummed all of the right notes, the music flowing through the amp. His hair was a bit longer and a bit wavy, while his eyes were a chestnut brown. He radiated bubbly energy, and was just overall the light of the group.

   He was the definition of the sun.

   Sapnap was the drummer of the group and brought up the energy to its peak. He would hype everyone up until they were practically jumping through the parking garage roof. He was like a spark that would set off the firework display. 

   He was the definition of fire. 

   They would meet up every day to practice their pitch and strum their guitars and bang their drums, but they'd also meet up to laugh again and to smile.

   The world needs more laughs these days.

   But, there was something, someone, missing. Since Alex had left, they didn't have a lead guitarist, so the sound, and the overall vibe, was off. 

   But no one mentioned anything; they were still processing the big move and George and Clay's break-up. 

   "Bye bye baby blue

   I wish you could see the wicked truth

   Caught up in a rush it's killing you

   Screaming at the sun you blow into

   Curled up in a grip when we were us

   Fingers in a fist like you might run

   I settle for a ghost I never knew

   Superparadise I held on to

   But I settle for a ghost"

   George sang the last words out, his throat scratchy now from the effort it took. Not only to sing, but to keep his composure.

   He wrote the song about Clay, and the song still stung a wound the was still fresh, and very, very deep.

   George's legs nearly collapsed beneath him as he chugged a bottle of water down his throat, hoping the cold liquid would help the pain subside. 

   "Jesus, don't choke George, that would be kinda kinky," Sap, formally known as Sapnap, joked, which caused an airy laugh to emerge from Karl. George nearly spat out his water at the ridiculous comment.

   "You are going to make me choke if you don't shut up," George slightly laughed and rolled his eyes, placing the now empty bottle on the floor.

   "Oooo, don't make me walk over there Gogy," the boy smirked, leaving George to scoff at the comment and the old nickname. 

   Moments like this, are the ones that George would love to last forever. 

   "But seriously, that song was amazing dude! You really seemed to spill your heart out with it and it was like your soul was nearly, like, out of your body," Karl commented, in which received a nod from Sapnap. 

   "It felt like my soul was out of my body. I just wish we had a fucking lead guitarist," George sputtered out, slight aggravation seeping through his mouth. All they needed was a guitarist as good as Alex, and they'd be as good as golden.

   "I might have an idea...," Karl said after a minute of silence for the boys to think.

   "Hm?" George hummed in curiosity as he crossed his arms over his chest, waiting for the idea to fly out of the other's mouth.

   "What if we held an audition?"

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A/N sorry it took me so long to put this chapter out besties BUT IT'S HERE! just a warning, I might be slow in posting chapters so yeah lol anyways please eat and drink something if you haven't already!:) love you guys<3