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aurora i reckon it's.. officially short n' sweet month💋💋💋
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user2291 album of the year loading in 3...2...1...
popculturetea this is it!!! this is the era that makes aurora a household name finally!!!
user1182 i can't believe we're finally here 😭
user3399 album month?? when is tour announcement?? music videos?? vinyls?? like ma'am i have bills
user4477 please please please mv, tour, album... what's next?? ↳user1176 probably the deluxe with songs 😭
madelyncline the way you're about to own this month?? so proud of u 🫶
user5550 europe tour announcement + short n' sweet month??? y'all we're eating good
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the rehearsal space feels like a second home by now, walls lined with mirrors, wires snaking across the floor, instruments propped in every corner. it smells faintly like coffee and dust and the kind of anticipation that makes everyone's voices a little louder, laughs a little sharper.
aurora's perched on a stool center stage, mic in one hand, notebook on her knee. her hair's up in a messy bun, loose strands falling around her face, but she doesn't care, this isn't about looking perfect, it's about getting it right. she runs through the opening lines of please please please for the third time, adjusting her timing while her band watches carefully for cues.
and there's drew. off to the side, baseball cap low, hoodie pulled over his head, phone in hand but not really scrolling. he's watching. always watching. the way she tilts her head when she's searching for the right pitch, the way she bites her lip when she gets frustrated, the way she lights up the second she nails a note. sometimes she catches him mouthing along to lyrics he's only heard her sing in their apartment, and it makes her want to laugh and cry at the same time.
when she breaks for water, he's already there, holding out a bottle like he's her very personal assistant. "you killed," he says casually, as if her heart isn't still pounding from the song.
"you're biased," she teases.
"and i'm right," he shoots back, leaning down to kiss her temple, completely ignoring the wolf whistles from her manager who had just walked in.
later, while the dancers run through choreography for espresso, aurora collapses onto the floor next to him, stretching out her legs. she shows him a tiktok someone made with the caption 'drew starkey is about to be the loudest boyfriend in the arena'. he grins, pressing his chin into her shoulder. "they're not wrong."
between songs, she makes him get up on stage and pretend to be part of the set. "walk across during the chorus," she instructs, laughing when he struts dramatically like he's on a runway. the entire room claps, and aurora's doubled over, wheezing. "i'm putting that in the show," she jokes, wiping her eyes.
he spends the rest of rehearsal filming little clips, her laughing with the band, adjusting her in-ear monitors, standing dead center with her eyes closed and hands wrapped around the mic stand like the whole world's already listening. he'll never post them, not yet, but he saves every single one.
at the end of the day, when everyone else has packed up, he helps her coil cords and carry gear, and they sit cross-legged on the empty stage with takeout containers balanced between them. she's tired, hair plastered to her neck, makeup smudged, but drew looks at her like she's the only light left in the room.
"you're gonna kill this tour," he says softly, nudging her knee with his.
"you think so?" she asks, picking at a fry.
"i know so," he says, firm, no hesitation. "and i'll be at every single show. you couldn't get rid of me if you tried."
and in that quiet moment, with the smell of fries and the hum of amps cooling down, aurora thinks maybe that's what makes her braver than anything, knowing that when she steps out on those massive stages, he'll be there. not as proof. not as a secret. just as hers.
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a/n: not edited whatsoever! hello everyone! enjoy this draft that i've had since october 2025 lol! school has been so busy i've not had any time to work on this.
