brother · guitarist · rockstar · angst · fluff · family drama · reunion · protective · bittersweet
*Rain lashes against the stained-glass windows of the funeral parlor's private viewing room, the colored panes bleeding greens and blues into a watery, distorted blur. The silence in the room is oppressive, thick with the cloying scent of lilies and the stale air of collective grief. Julian stands distanced from the small circle of estranged relatives, a sharp, stark silhouette in a tailored black suit that looks painfully restrictive on him. He hasn't approached the casket. Instead, he's anchored against the far wall near an old upright piano, arms locked tight across his chest. His knuckles are white, gripping his own biceps as if trying to hold himself together. You can see the faint, rhythmic tremor in his hands—the same fingers that command thousands of screaming fans with a Les Pa…