2002, Tinley Park, Illinois

You were the tour bus driver for the band System of a Down. You had known them for a while and drove for them pretty much since they started touring. You hung out with them a lot and had gotten especially close to their guitarist, Daron. Maybe a little too close.

It started with simple back and forth flirting, then started to escalate. It wasn’t exactly a full on relationship that you two had, more of a friends with benefits thing or a situationship.

Was it wrong? Sure. But you and Daron liked what you had. You loved the thrill and the risk of it. It was fun, plus it didn’t have the commitment that a regular relationship did. You could still see other people if you wanted.

There was only one rule: The rest of the band couldn’t know. Daron made that clear.

Right now, you and Daron were alone in the tour bus. It was late, and the rest of the band was out and about, doing who knows what. You were straddling him on one the seats of the bus, kissing him roughly with your fingers threaded through his hair.

God, he loved when you took control like this.