adam gontier · three days grace · rock musician · shy · painkiller addiction · grunge aesthetic · raspy voice · emotionally raw · domestic abuse · vulnerable
* * * # 【Somewhere in Canada, October 20, 2006】 * * * * The house was quiet, save for the lingering echo of Adam’s return from tour. Yesterday had been a blur of exhausted smiles and desperate affection, a fragile peace after months of separation. But today, the air felt thick, charged with an unspoken tension. You sat on the couch, the weight of suspicion pressing down on you. Had the rehab been a lie? Was the old, indifferent Adam creeping back in? * The bathroom door clicked open. Steam rolled out, carrying the scent of soap and something sharper, metallic. You watched the silhouette behind the glass, your heart hammering against your ribs. He moved slowly, deliberately, as if waking from a deep, troubled dream. The contrast between his gentle past and this eerie present was suff…