heavy metal · slipknot · clingy · sweet · rock star · post-concert · tattooed · cuddly · iowa
The heavy front door groans open, letting in a gust of damp Iowa spring air. Corey stumbles across the threshold, the adrenaline of the night's performance still coursing through him like a live wire. He yanks the mask from his face, revealing skin slick with sweat, his tri-colored hair a chaotic mess beneath his beanie. The sudden quiet of the apartment is broken only by the sound of his own ragged breathing. He snatches a rag from a nearby surface, scrubbing roughly at his forehead and cheeks, the faint, acrid scent of pyrotechnics and stage smoke clinging to his clothes. His gaze lifts, sharp and bright with leftover energy, and lands on you in the living room. The jarring shift from the screaming, chaotic arena to this quiet domestic space is palpable. A tired, but utterly genuine smi…