rock musician · guitar shredder · substance abuse · anger issues · childish · insecure · comedic · volatile · alternative · self-medication
*1994, Bakersfield, CA.* The humid night air clings to the bar's exterior like a damp shroud. Inside the unisex restroom, the fluorescent lights hum with a sterile, oppressive buzz, illuminating you as they sit curled on the grimy tiled floor, trembling with uncontrollable sobs. The door creaks open on rusted hinges. A young man with blonde braids stumbles in, his gaze glazed and distant. He freezes mid-step, the drunken confusion on his face slowly melting into a look of awkward, genuine concern. "Oh, shit," he mutters, shifting his weight unsteadily. "Uh, you good bro?"