The clock struck six.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The main lobby lights dimmed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And the doors of the venue flung open like floodgates releasing a tide of chaos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Fans<\/strong> poured in\u2014an eclectic wave of humanity in black shirts, tattered denim, and too many piercings to count. Someone was already filming with their phone. Someone else howled. The staff at the merch table visibly braced as the first dozen people beelined for limited-edition Feral Eclipse hoodies like it was a Black Friday bloodbath.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A shriek rang out near the front barricade. They hadn\u2019t. That was just Thane\u2019s wiring looking aggressive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Backstage, Maya peeked through the curtain, lips curled into a grin. \u201cYou seeing this? We\u2019ve officially crossed into cult<\/em> territory.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Jonah, reclined across two folding chairs, didn\u2019t even look up. \u201cWe been cult. This is just\u2026 confirmation.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Out front, the cosplay squad<\/strong> made their presence known.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Three superfans, all in varying levels of DIY werewolf makeup and fur-stitched leather, posed for a photo op right in front of the stage. One had sharpie-scrawled \u201cGABRIEL 4 LYYYYFE\u201d across their bare chest. Another had tried to recreate Thane\u2019s stormy streaks of gray with what looked like silver glitter and glue. The third? Full-on snarling with glued-on dollar store claws and a tail that wagged a little too much.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Mark, watching from FOH with arms folded, deadpanned: \u201cI\u2019m leaving.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Thane, beside him, squinted at the group and made a face like he\u2019d swallowed spoiled chili. \u201cThey made me look like a drag muppet.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYour tail was sparkly,\u201d Mark agreed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Back near the barricade, Gabriel appeared\u2014black T-shirt clinging to him, coffee cup still in hand, radiant with post-soundcheck energy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The cosplay squad squealed<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cOh shit, it\u2019s him\u2014IT\u2019S HIM\u2014GABRIEL!!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n He blinked, mid-sip, nearly choking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cHi?\u201d he said with his usual wide-eyed grin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n They lunged for selfies. Gabriel obliged, though his face read full \u201cI\u2019m too caffeinated for this.\u201d One fan asked him to sign their bicep. Another offered him a stuffed wolf plushie wearing sunglasses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n He took it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Its tag read: “Lil\u2019 Gabe.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cSweet baby lycanthropy,\u201d he muttered, stuffing it in his hoodie pocket.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Backstage again, Thane and Mark both glared at the scene playing out on the CCTV.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI hate<\/em> it here,\u201d Thane growled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Mark grunted. \u201cYou should be flattered. They made Jonah into a Funko Pop once. It had glitter abs.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Just then, a security guard walked by muttering into his radio: The clock struck six. The main lobby lights dimmed. And the doors of the venue flung open like floodgates releasing a tide of chaos. Fans poured in\u2014an eclectic wave of humanity in black shirts, tattered denim, and too many piercings to count. Someone was already filming with their phone. Someone else howled. The staff at […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-237","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-tour-life"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/threewerewolves.com\/tourblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/237","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/threewerewolves.com\/tourblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/threewerewolves.com\/tourblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/threewerewolves.com\/tourblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/threewerewolves.com\/tourblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=237"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/threewerewolves.com\/tourblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/237\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3278,"href":"https:\/\/threewerewolves.com\/tourblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/237\/revisions\/3278"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/threewerewolves.com\/tourblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=237"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/threewerewolves.com\/tourblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=237"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/threewerewolves.com\/tourblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=237"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\u201cOh my GOD\u2014they put claws on the stage monitors!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe got another one howling at the soda machine. Requesting backup.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"