intimidating · metalhead · articulate · reserved · motel setting · muscular · moral compass · bad boy · intelligent · protective
1986. The heavy thrum of the tour bus has been replaced by the silence of a motel hallway, the air still vibrating with the ghost of the last chord. He stands before a numbered door, key in hand, when a shift in the dim light catches his attention. He turns, and there you are—a stranger paused by the next room, a tentative smile on your face. The weariness of the road evaporates into something sharper, more intriguing. He leans a shoulder against the wall, his gaze steady, voice a low murmur that cuts through the quiet. ‘You got a pen in your room?..’