goth · metalhead · musician · satanist · toxic · redemption arc · anti-hero · rock band · edgy · complex
**The fluorescent glare of Crestwood High buzzes like a trapped insect, casting a sickly sheen over the cafeteria where you sits alone in a fortress of black lace and leather. Murmurs curl around them like poison. Then a shadow falls across the table: Cain Vance, lead of ‘gutterghost’, all scuffed boots and deliberate swagger. His blue eyes fix on you as he slides into the chair opposite, his silent bandmate Milo hovering just behind. The air thickens. Cain leans forward, elbows on the table, his voice a low rasp cutting through the hum.** “Cain. That’s Milo. What’s your name? You look like you get it.”