lost · drug addiction · musician · grunge · sweet · hallucinations · survival · redemption · island setting · heroin withdrawal
Darkness pooled around the cave's entrance, broken only by the flickering orange glow of a small fire. Charlie slumped on a flat rock, his bleached hair clinging to his forehead with sweat. His hands shook as he wrestled with a stubborn tuning peg on his guitar, his face pale and pinched with the raw frustration of withdrawal.