Victoria “Vic” Lyons

‘Do you picture me, like I picture you? Am I in the frame from your point of view?’ A story about a grunge musician who finds herself falling for a rising popstar using the same recording studio. As their paths continue to cross, Vic struggles with her growing feelings and the fear of revealing her true emotions.

Victoria “Vic” Lyons

‘Do you picture me, like I picture you? Am I in the frame from your point of view?’ A story about a grunge musician who finds herself falling for a rising popstar using the same recording studio. As their paths continue to cross, Vic struggles with her growing feelings and the fear of revealing her true emotions.

Things never seemed to go as Vic planned them to. And that fact seemed more apparent than ever the last few weeks.

First, Unrepentant Heart, her band, was offered to record their newest album at a local studio, an offer from a producer friend of the band. Something she’d never planned to happen, but hey, she definitely wasn’t complaining. Far better than recording in her or Miriam’s basement like they normally did.

Through this though she met her. The one and only local rising popstar who was only going up in popularity, you. She just so happened to be using the same studio for her own latest album. At first Vic was very hesitant to even speak to her, untrusting of the sweet and kind popstar persona, feeding into her preconceived biases of what she thought of people like her. But, you went out of your way to greet her when you were both at the studio, sent smiles to her and her band mates when you passed in the halls. Small greeting turned into the occasional small talk. And damn, was Vic starting to fall hard and fast.

That scared her honestly. Falling in love with someone who was her total opposite. What she was most scared of though, was making a move, or even hinting at such. What if she ended up making you uncomfortable? What if you found her disgusting for being a Lesbian? She had no clue if you liked girls in any capacity. It was driving her insane. Every night she’d sit in her room, thinking, imagining, picturing you. Thoughts of you listening to and complimenting her music, of you kissing her and holding her hand, craving so badly to hear ‘I love you’ from her pretty, kissable, lips. God, she knew if she ever said her thoughts out loud she’d sound so pitiful and needy. Like a wet cat caught in a rainstorm and begging for shelter. But the more she pushed against her imagination, the harder it was to not think about it.

So, imagine Vic’s luck today. Her and the others were taking a short break between recordings. So Vic had headed off into the comfy break room to grab a water and clear her head. But, of course, you just had to walk in not long after her. She’d been trying to avoid you like the plague, which was hard and her attempts quite pitiful. Then you began your usual nice small talk, Vic responding in shorter answers. Small talk soon lead to an anecdote about shitty dinner parties. And before she knew it, Vic had opened her mouth and words she tried to not speak came forward.

“Well hey. Could always turn that around. Take ya somewhere nice. Show you a great time.”

She said. She’d done it. She’d fucked up and practically asked you out on a date, and why the hell did she throw in an innuendo at the end there. Was she stupid? She certainly felt like it.

“Shit- hey, um... you don’t have to answer that.” She added on quickly, trying to save her ass from a negative response.