❝ inside every one of us a shadow side, i call it my better side.❞ ╰┈➤ ╰┈➤ ╰┈➤ When Pearl embarks on its most ambitious tour yet, lead singer June Evans is hanging on by a thread. She's sick of compliance- the meds, the therapy, the sobriety, the emotional chasm that comes with being okay. What she really craves is an excuse to fall apart. She doesn't expect that excuse to come in the form of the beautifully tragic lead singer of The Neurotics. Luke Hemmings has a secret, though. He's been sickeningly obsessed with June for years before they even met- before a joint tour between Pearl and The Neurotics was even a possibility. But when they find that their broken pieces align perfectly together, the clock to their mutual destruction begins to tick. Is it really worth it to love someone to death?

Kaley Knight has had unfortunate bad luck when it came to love. She fell in love with one of her brothers best friends and had to harbor that for years until the day came where he finally kissed her. Even secretly dating him was an issue. He was a flirt and had to keep up appearances for the boys but it was slowly killing her. She had to watch that day after day even with the cute moments and reassurance. When the new girl, Lucy, moved in everything fell apart. Kaley watched as her boyfriend began falling for another girl (while still in the relationship)! To keep her own sanity, she broke it off and kept to herself. That is, until she spilled hot coffee down Luke Hemmings shirt. RANKINGS; 05/01/23: #28 in #5econdsof summer 06/20/23: #20 in #5econdsof summer ©️solar_fIare 2023 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

❝Keep your eyes on me, or you'll miss the show.❞ ❝Trust me, there's nowhere else I'd rather be looking.❞ ❁ In which a fading star must learn to shine again, on her own terms, even as the shadows of her past threaten to dim the light she's only just begun to reclaim.

******This has been heavily edited and publised on Amazon****** Before Luke Hemmings became worldwide famous, he had a best friend. A best friend who he always spoke to, always hung out. Then he became famous and everything changed. Ignored her tweets, didn't reply to her facebook wall posts, inbox's, text's and didn't answer her calls or return her phone calls. It's like she's nothing to him anymore. Like she never existed to him. Like the past never happened. What happened to the old Luke? Haley finds out some tragic news which has her thinking if she'll ever be reunited with him before it's too late.

He's the lead singer of your best friends favourite band. He's also the biggest asshole you've ever met. Camilla West supports her best friend in almost everything. But what happens when in the process of doing so, she encounters someone unlike anyone she's ever met?

They hate each other in the spotlight... but they burn for each other in the dark. Aurelia Caste: 26, alt-rock's fiercest new voice-raw, unfiltered, guitar in hand, climbing charts like wildfire. Luke Hemmings: 31, still owning arenas with 5SOS while dropping his second solo album-moody, magnetic, impossible to ignore. One massive co-headline festival tour. Twelve cities. Two rockstars forced to share stages, green rooms, and tour buses. The public sees war: savage interviews, onstage jabs, viral moments that keep the internet screaming. They're the rivalry everyone loves to hate. But one reckless, tequila-fueled night changes everything. Tropes: Heated rivalry / Enemies-to-lovers Lovers in private, enemies in public Forced proximity (shared tour, stages, buses, hotels) One-night-stand-to-more Heavy angst Explicit smut / high heat Rockstar romance Secret relationship Jealousy & fame pressure Public vs. private personas Trigger Warnings: Explicit sexual content (detailed smut scenes) Alcohol use / drunken encounters Strong language & profanity Heavy emotional angst & mental strain Themes of jealousy, betrayal, & career sabotage Public scrutiny, media pressure, & invasion of privacy Brief mentions of industry toxicity (no graphic violence, abuse, or non-con) This story is intended for mature readers 18+. It features consensual adult relationships with intense emotions and explicit intimacy. If any of these elements might be upsetting, please skip or read with care! Tags || 5sos, 5sosfam, luke hemmings, luke hemmings fanfic, 5sos fanfic, enemies to lovers, rivals to lovers, smut, angst, rockstar romance, forced proximity, explicit, mature, secret relationship, tour life, spicy, heartbreak

[Sequel to Paint You Wings] Sometimes the only way to set yourself free is by facing the one who held you down.