Rock Band Oneshots

Everything I ever wanted [Mark x Kevin | O'Dette]

Please note, that this is about the stage persona and not the private person behind it.

Dual PoV story

Always remember: Communication is key and only consent is sexy. Stay safe🫶🏻

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Does anyone still know O'Dette?
They are so underrated🥲

Enjoyy and lmk what you think🫶🏻
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(Length: 1150 words)

Kevin PoV
Playing in Chicago was always a special experience, no other crowd could give him what the crowds at home gave him.
That crackling feeling in the air? Only in Chicago!
Stage fright? Only in Chicago!
Mark turning around to sing the last lines of 'Everything I ever wanted' to him? Only in fucking Chicago!
Everytime he wished the singer would really mean his words and not do it for him to feel involved.
Terry, John and him gave their everything center stage and he backed them up. Literally.
All he could see during the concert was their backs, he was the last in line. And he had always been.

At meet and greets the fans rushed up to Mark and John, looking at them like they were their favorite snacks. Terry as the bassist was not in that much demand but still got his fair share.
It was uncommon that a fan walked up to talk to him in the first place. Usually he would say that he liked it better not to be frequented so much, so he could take his sweet time with the people that were there to see him, but that little mean voice in his head told him the truth.
He coped with it, because he didn't want to be an asshole and complain.

So when Terry and John kept Mark at the front during the end of his favorite song he grittet his teeth, his drumplay getting aggressive.
Luckily it was the last song of their set, he just wanted to go home and not see the others for a while.
Why this got him so worked up was also no secret to him anymore. He had caught feelings for their singer some time ago, but was scared to admit it.
What if this would destroy the band? No, he better banned that thought from his head and kept his hands to himself.
This time the final bows were the hardest thing to do. Touching Terry's hand while he was mad at the bassist and not letting anything slip took all his concentration.

Afterwards he was just glad to have some alone time in his dressing room. He had already stuffed all of his things into the duffel bag he brought and headed out of the door.
A cigarette, or maybe two, and the quiet of his apartment was all he needed right now.

Mark PoV
"Has anyone of you fuckers seen Kevin?"
Terry and John shook their heads in unison and the bassist added "Nope, but he seemed really pissed. Squeezed my hand so hard during final bows that I thought it was broken and then he just stormed off."
John snickered, a cigarette hanging from his lips. "Dude really needs to chill."
Already annoyed with his bandmates Mark couldn't suppress an eyeroll. Every other band celebrated after their shows, except for them. On the other hand other bandmates cared for the feelings of each other and with Terry and John it didn't seem that way.

He waved to them both. "I'm gonna look for him."
Not finding the drummer in his dressing room, at the bar or outside made him nervous, so he walked the three blocks down to his apartment and knocked on the door.
There was shuffling behind the door before it got cracked open and one of Kevin's eyes appeared. "Oh, Mark..."
He didn't sound too thrilled to see him. Great.
"Hey. Can I come in?"
Kevin took quite some time to consider, before he finally opened the door to let him in and point him to the sofa.
"What are you doing here?" Their drummer sounded detached and sort of sad. It made Mark's heart ache, Kevin was such a sweetheart.

"John and Terry told me you were upset..." He didn't even fully finish his sentence as he interrupted himself. Kevin's face was twisted in anger. "Let's not talk about them!"
"What did they do now?" The annoyance he felt around the bassist and guitarist bubbled up again.
The drummer threw his hands up in the air. "They ruined our moment!"
"Our moment...?", he needed a second until he realized it, "You mean during 'Everything I ever wanted'?"
Kevin gave a small, embarrassed nod.
In an attempt to lighten up the mood he tried to joke "Are you... jealous?" He also shot the drummer a wink, so he knew it was all in good fun but the way he turned his head away sobered him up pretty fast. "Oh shit, you're serious about this, aren't you?"

"This is our moment, Mark! How dare they?" With panik he realized that Kevin's eyes filled with tears, it really meant so much to him.
He quickly got over to comfort his bandmate, taking him into a big hug. "I'm sorry. I didn't realize that it was so important to you, I will never forget about it again."
The sniffles from the drummer broke his heart and he nearly missed what he whispered to his shoulder. "I just wish you would mean what you sing."
What was that? Was it true what Terry once told him as he was drunk?
He tilted the drummer's chin up to look into his teary eyes. "Do you really want me to mean it?"
The breathy "yeah..." coming from Kevin made something inside of him snap. He leaned down and pressed his lips to Kevin's, making his friend gasp in surprise.

Shortly after they landed on the couch again, still kissing and Mark found himself to enjoy it more than he probably should. Kevin was still hurt, he didn't want to push him into something he didn't want to do, so he broke their kiss, softly brushing his fingers over the drummer's cheeks. "Wait a second, babe. As much as I enjoy what we do, and I really do, believe me, we should stop here for tonight. It was an emotional rollercoaster for you and I don't want you to feel pressured into something you don't want."
Looking up into Kevin's lust darkened eyes nearly made him want to eat his words.
"I want you, I need you." And Mark found himself to believe the drummer, but still softened their kisses from needy to affectionate.
"Let me make it up to you tomorrow and then we'll see."

[At the concert the next evening]

It was time to play 'Everything I ever wanted' and Mark knew exactly what it meant: Giving Kevin the reassurance he needed.
As the end of the song approached he turned around, not caring that John tried to call him back center stage.
He strode up to the man sitting behind his drumkit, watching him intently.
The way his eyes started sparkling as he sang to him made him forget everything else and this time he really meant it as he sang:

You! are!
Everything I want
Everything I need
Everything I see
Everything to me

Yes, you are so beautiful inside.
Everything I've always wanted you to be.
Everything I ever wanted!