"'Cause It's the end and I'm not afraid, I'm not afraid to die."
Finding the perfect mix and blend of any sort of music was always a challenge for any sound technician, especially when it came to live music that included a lot of electric guitar, loud drums and heavy vocals- not to mention the odd inclusion of a violin. For Delia Vincent, this was her first big run of a sound tech career since graduating university. Sure she had done a few smaller production shows here and there and they all went successfully but this was a massive step for her, this time she was doing the sound tech for the American tour of Black Veil Brides. Safe to say she was feeling the pressure but she was determined to not fuck this up, after all, this was her lucky break; right?
As the song came to a close and ending the set list, Delia found herself clapping and cheering which brought the band's attention to her; considering the first show was a smaller more intimate venue everything echoed from the empty space and the sound desk wasn't too far from the stage.
"I'm sorry, who the hell are you?" the lead singer asks into his microphone before jumping down from stage and approaching her- the rest of the band following in pursuit of his action.
"Right, sorry, I haven't formally introduced myself yet. Hi, I'm Delia and I will be your sound technician for this tour." Delia smiles politely extending her hand for the 5 members to shake, however only 4 of them accepted her offer and introduced themselves, the front man of the band just stared her down as if analysing her.
"Aren't you a little young to be doing sound tech?" He continues to question her whilst scrunching up his nose a little- honestly, if he wasn't being such a dick Delia may have even gone far enough to say he was an attractive guy. But no matter, she had to keep thing formal and professional, even if he was already starting to get under her skin, this tour was a great opportunity and she wasn't about to let some snobby lead singer ruin that for her.
"Andy shut the fuck up!" CC whacks him around the head making the lead singer now known as Andy send him death glares whilst rubbing the spot of assault. "I'm so sorry about him Delia."
"No it's okay, actually, I graduated from a university in Italy 5 years ago. I did a Bachelor's and Master's degree in sound and lighting and after graduating decided I preferred the sound aspect over lighting so have spent the last 5 years doing sound tech for smaller productions and working up. Very honoured to be working with you guys by the way." Despite the uncomfortable feeling Delia was feeling from the harsh stare of Andy, she was adamant not to let her smile falter.
"Right." Andy nods, although his face had softened his words remained harsh "Just don't fuck this up for us and I guess we'll be fine." With that Andy walks off and towards backstage leaving Delia and the other 4 members standing awkwardly.
"Yet again, I'm so sorry about him. Believe it or not he's a decent guy deep down, he used to be a lot nicer before... Well before some things changed for him let's just say." CC defends him before placing a hand on Delia's shoulder for comfort "Just don't take it personally okay? From my ear piece it sounded great, you've got this."
"Thanks mate, means a lot honestly." Delia nods in acceptance of his kind words not really knowing what else to say after such an awkward first encounter with her new work colleges.
"Hey, so um, we're doing drinks after show tonight just to, you know, celebrate kicking off tour. You should join us. Since we'll be working with you for the next few weeks it would be cool to get to know you." Lonny suggests sending a smile Delia's way to try and relax the tension that was surround the group.
"Yeah sure, count me in." Delia nods again unsure of how exactly to react.
"Alright! Well, great job guys, let's get out of here before VIP shows up." Jinxx cheers as the 4 guys start high fiving each other before walking the same route Andy took moments ago.
Well this will certainly be an interesting few weeks...
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*Author's note*
Hello hello,
So Welcome to my new fic, Just to clarify a few little things before it really kicks off in story line. I completely love Andy and Juliet/ Lilith together but for the sake of the story line they have unfortunately split. more details will be spoken about later but yeah for the sake of the story Andy and Juliet are not together.
Delia is around 29 but this will also be mentioned later on as well, she is just one of those people who looks young for her age, kind of how Andy has aged like a fine wine if you catch my drift. Also her name is pronounced Dee-Lee-Ya for if anyone was unsure. I know when I first fell in love with it I had it in my head as Delilah then soon realise I was completely wrong... whoops.
I think that's the main points I wanted to make, any questions please do let me know but things should clear up as this story progresses, obviously being the first chapter this was more a case of introducing the characters, more specifically Delia and the sort of Andy we will be dealing with. Honestly this is going to be a bit of a laugh to write as we all know Andy is an angel and a grandma at heart but we all love a bad boy and yet again it is all part of the story.
Hope you enjoyed, don't forget to like the chapter and add it to your library so you can see when there is an update. I will try to update as much as possible around work and university but I hope you can understand that they must take Priority.
Tata for now,
Holly. xx
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Ribcage- Andy Biersack/ Black Veil Brides
Fanfiction"There's one thing you should know about me Delia Vincent, I don't date. Got no heart to break and emptiness is safe, keep it that way." He was adamant in his choices... ...But then things changed.
