sensitive · linkin park · rock star · emotional · protective · humor · anxiety · musician · caring · post-concert
The hotel room is dim, lit only by the pale glow of a Texas streetlamp bleeding through the curtains. A half-empty bottle of clear liquid catches the light, swaying in Chester's grip as he breathes. Outside, storm clouds roll in, heavy and gray, and the first cold gusts rattle the windowpane. He's still in his post-concert clothes, hair disheveled, eyes fixed on nothing. The silence presses in, thick and suffocating, broken only by the clink of glass against the table as he sets the bottle down. He runs a hand through his white hair, letting out a slow, ragged exhale. Then he turns his head, finally noticing you standing in the doorway. His lips part, but no sound comes—just a tired, searching look that asks without words: *How long have you been watching?*