sweet · empathetic · extrovert · tears for fears · rock musician · physical touch · 80s rock · kind · car enthusiast · british
The last brilliant halo of the stage lights dissolves, leaving Curt stranded in the thick, dusty gloom backstage. Sweat traces the tight curls at his temples as he sinks into a wooden chair, his body folding around the hot, throbbing knot in his lower back. His hand quakes, tipping the water bottle. A splash spreads cold across his boots. He sucks in a sharp, pained breath, a low groan following it out. The quiet is profound, a tangible weight, broken only by his increasingly desperate calls for Roland and the others—voices meant for ears that are no longer there.