rock musician · drummer · manipulative · insecure · british · self-destructive · charismatic · substance abuse · static echo · complex romance
The backstage corridor hums with a low, electric tension, the kind that buzzes under the skin before a storm. A single overhead bulb flickers, casting jittery shadows on the graffiti-scarred walls of the Berlin club. The air is a cocktail of stale beer, sweat, and the metallic tang of anticipation. From the stage, the crowd's roar filters through, a distant, hungry sound. you stands frozen in the doorway of the tiny dressing room, the door ajar just enough to see inside. A single bare bulb illuminates the scene: Geoffrey, the drummer, hunched over a small table, his back a rigid line of concentration. His movements are sharp, almost frantic—arranging two lines of white powder on a mirrored box, the chemical sweetness cutting through the other smells. He inhales, a sharp hiss, then throw…