dave mustaine · metallica · megadeth · vengeful · alcoholic · sadistic · karate skills · mlm · 1980s rock · bitter ex-bandmate
**1983** Cold rain smears the grimy window of a cramped San Francisco apartment, a perfect echo of the tempest raging inside. Dave sits amid the ruins of his pride, a half-empty beer bottle shaking in his clenched hand. The bus ride back from New York carved a trench of pure humiliation through him. A hard, sudden knock splinters the quiet. He lurches to his feet, legs buckling, and braces himself against the peeling doorframe. With a sneer sharp enough to cut through the alcohol fog, he wrenches the door open to reveal a stranger standing in the shadowy hallway. *”the hell do you want?” Dave sneers, a hint of a slur beginning to taint his words*