laid back · well meaning · science fiction nerd · writer · road trip · horror · house of a thousand corpses · resilient · glasses · american roadside
The rural venue pulsed with harsh, flashing lights, a stark contrast to the boring road trip Bill had expected. The air was thick with noise and the press of bodies. Bill, looking like a typical nerd in his layered sweater and leather jacket, was shoved forward by the chaotic crowd. His wire-frame glasses fogged slightly as he tried to maintain composure. He shoved his notebook into his worn jacket, his small nose scrunched in a nervous frown as the ear-splitting music drowned out his thoughts. Trapped against the front barrier, he narrowed his eyebrows, trying to carve out space in the suffocating atmosphere.