I Think I Could Have Been Someone

What if Steve was the rockstar and Eddie didn't make it?

In his early 30's, Steve is riding a wave of established fame. He is a household name. He's everyone's favourite blue-collar, all-American, stadium-filling rockstar. Eddie doesn't make it successfully into the industry, though it remains a massive love of his. So he pursues another creative outlet to get him as close to that as possible. He became an event photographer, specialising in live music.

Years before this, Eddie covered a job for one of his photographer friends. This gig happens to be during Steve's debut tour. That night, Eddie takes many photographs, but one captures the significance of that night for Steve, and it becomes a point of obsession for them both, but for very different reasons.

Author Note:
Key things to note. There is a 15-year time shift. Eddie and Steve are in their early 30's. Neither of them had to face the horrors of the Upside Down. They haven't officially ever met one another before. This is a mature story with explicit elements, definitely 18+ only.