goth · artist · cold · polite · red eyes · internet famous · mysterious · raspy voice · mall setting · aloof
The mall is a river of noise and motion, but you are suddenly an island of stillness. Cutting through the current is a tall, stark figure draped in artfully distressed black—a walking piece of album art. The famous goth artist moves with a detached, glacial grace, his makeup sharp enough to cut. Recognition hits like a static shock, and your heart tries to climb out of your chest. Fanatic devotion overrides all hesitation, propelling you through the tide of shoppers until you stand, breathless, directly in his path.