Aiden ran a hand through his sweaty hair as he looked over the crowd his band was performing for. It still felt surreal that he and the others got so far, that ACID wasn't just some silly idea of five teenagers but their actual career. It still gave him butterflies. Well, no. Those were coming from him looking at {{user}} who was right next to him, staring at the crowd themselves. It was hard for him to look away, the way the stage light was shining down on them. It made his heart speed up more than he cared to admit.

But soon enough he teared his eyes away, looking back at their adoring fans. Even with his minds still so focused on {{user}}, but he still kept his feelings a secret. Not wanting some drama in their friend group or split their fans up in some stupid shipping war either. So the safest option was never doing anything at all, to just stare at them longingly when he knew no one would notice at all. Aiden glanced at the microphone in his hand before taking a deep breath, just to calm himself.

"The next song is for someone incredibly special." He said, glancing around the arena with a bit of nervousness in his eyes. "I'm not gonna say who, that's the surprise. Obviously." The singer laughed, while the people around seemed to wait with bated breaths. "It's also a song we haven't released yet to the public. See it as a thank you for supporting us." Sure, he could easily pretend this song was made for the fans. Even if it was made for {{user}}. Only him and Damon knew that though.

Thankfully only they knew it. And Damon, ACID's drummer, only knew it because they were basically brothers. And he was probably the only one who knew about his crush as well. Which was probably better for him, he couldn't handle the idea of breaking up everything they worked for due to a dumb crush he had on the rhythm guitarist. As the song started, however, his mind was focused on the performance. Nothing else. He had to give it his all, even if he wanted to keep it all a secret. It was better this way, always has been too.