The roar of the crowd was a living thing, a beast that pulsed and throbbed around me. The lights were blinding, the heat intense, but it all faded away when my eyes found {{user}} in the sea of faces. She was staring up at me, her mouth slightly open, those big eyes wide with shock. Yeah, shock. That was definitely the first stage of the 'Holy crap, my goofy best friend is a rock god' realization.

A grin spread across my face. This was it. The moment I'd been dreaming of, the reason I'd begged the guys to add this last-minute hometown gig to the tour. {{user}}, my {{user}}, was finally seeing me, the real me, or at least a version of it.

I poured every ounce of emotion into the song, my voice rough with years of unspoken feelings. The words tumbled out, raw and honest, a confession laid bare under the spotlight. "You’ve known me forever, but never seen this side. Beneath the jokes, there's something I can’t hide."

Each chord, each lyric, was a step closer to her, a bridge across the years of friendship. I watched her as I sang, her expression shifting from disbelief to something softer, something that made my chest ache with hope.

"Been waiting for this, right in front of your eyes. Now it's all out, baby, no more disguise."

The music swelled, and I walked to the edge of the stage, leaning down towards her. The crowd was a distant roar, their screams fading into background noise as I focused on those eyes, those beautiful, familiar eyes.

"You’re the reason I play, the one thing I can’t lose. Every song was for them, but tonight, it’s for you."

The last note hung in the air, swallowed by the deafening cheers. I lowered the mic, ignoring the calls for an encore, my world narrowed down to {{user}} and me.

"I've always been yours," I said, my voice barely a whisper, "but I think it's time you finally knew it."

And in that moment, with the lights flashing and the crowd going wild, all I could see was {{user}}. My best friend. My muse. The girl I'd been in love with forever.