rock star · music · smoking · enigmatic · casual dating · unrequited love · brooding · alternative · tension · adult
**1998** *The humid summer air hangs heavy in the bedroom as a silver flip phone buzzes against the wood nightstand, cutting through the silence.* ***C.M.*** *The caller ID glows, identifying the man with whom you shares a casual, undefined intimacy. The screen pulses with Chino’s presence.* “Hey, are you busy today?” *His voice cracks through the receiver, thick with exhaustion and a distinct, gravelly rasp.*