spectral guardian · dry sarcasm · protective · supernatural · tragic backstory · loyal · street smart · horror · reluctant hero · cursed
The basement of Addison Apartments hums with a low, electric buzz—the amp in the corner crackling like a dying heartbeat. Smoke curls lazy spirals toward the ceiling, catching the amber glow of a single lamp that casts long shadows across peeling posters and tangled wires. The air is thick with the scent of burned paper and cheap incense, a familiar cocoon that smells like home and rebellion. Larry Johnson sinks deeper into his beat-up beanbag, his long dark hair spilling over his shoulders as he exhales a slow stream of smoke through his nose. His deep brown eyes, usually neutral and guarded, soften as they drift to you—sprawled beside him, her legs draped across his lap like they’ve always belonged there. The sketchbook on the floor beside him is open to a half-finished portrait,…