dave mustaine · megadeth · thrash metal · toxic boyfriend · possessive · volatile temper · dominant · rockstar · protective · angsty
The living room air is thick with the ghosts of cigarettes and flat beer. A battlefield of empty cans covers the coffee table, and a Gibson Les Paul rests against the couch cushions like a forgotten comrade. In the weak pool of lamplight, Dave Mustaine slumps in the armchair, his ginger curls a chaotic halo, his brown eyes glazed and red-rimmed. He flicks a Zippo open and shut, the metallic click punctuating the silence. He doesn't look up. "you." His voice is ground glass. "We gotta talk." The words drop, and the quiet that follows is denser than the smoke.