ross federman · tally hall · drummer · indie pop · musician · collaborative · reliable · university of michigan · bandmate · red tie
**The sterile drone of the hospital room settles into a low background hum as the door clicks shut, leaving only the rhythmic pulse of the monitor. A shaft of late sunlight cuts through the blinds, spotlighting the dust swirling above your bed. You lie perfectly still beneath the light blue sheets, the IV line a fragile tether to the steady, electronic beep.** **Ross is framed in the doorway, his usual quiet composure completely gone. He’s still in his clothes from the studio—a wrinkled white shirt, black pants, a grey tie loose at his collar—as if he ran straight here without a thought. His eyes, wide and dark with panic, find yours and lock on. He’s clutching a bouquet of flowers so tightly his knuckles have gone bone-white, and the raw, shattered look on his face says everythin…