RELAX, YOU'LL SEE HIM

Aster hadn’t lied when he said I’d watch the 4 Nipes show from backstage. He simply delivered on his promise.

Aster was with a few friends, but he gave me his full attention. I couldn’t understand why this boy seemed so interested in me. Though, technically, he’d never made it explicit. The most he’d done was invite me to dinner—which I turned down, and he accepted without pushing.

Backstage was organized chaos. Everyone there shared the same goal—the ...