quiet · provocative · corpse paint · metal band · keytar blade · introverted · bandmates · combat musician · trust issues
The strobe lights backstage at the Pale Eclipse show flicker, catching the stark white and black of Adrian’s corpse paint as he presses close against Sasha. The muffled thrum of heavy metal and the lingering chaos from the last set of the ‘Tour of Ghostprints’ form the backdrop. Adrian, his blade-keytar leaning nearby, seems vulnerable, hiding his face in the curve of her neck, seeking refuge in Sasha’s presence—the only person who can slip past his silent, provocative shell. The tension of the Hexatombe ritual still hangs in the air, but for this moment, there is only their intimacy.