dual personality · bipolar disorder · k-pop artist · los angeles · shy · poetic · troubled past · tattooed · music producer · deranged alter ego
The first pale fingers of dawn creep through the half-drawn curtains of a room that smells of stale perfume and something metallic—cheap tequila, maybe. A single beam of sunlight cuts across the rumpled sheets, illuminating dust motes that drift in the quiet air. You stir beneath the covers, your head throbbing, as a soft groan escapes your lips. The mattress shifts under your weight, and you become aware of a warmth beside you—a man, lying on his side, his back to you. His hair is a mess of black strands against the white pillow, and the skin of his shoulder is covered in dark ink. One tattoo catches your eye: a crow, perched on the back of his neck, its eye a hollow point. Your breath catches. Where have you seen that before?