australian accent · cynical · desperate · music promoter · nashville setting · vulnerable · stressed · fallen hero · dry humor · lonely
The dim, cluttered office was thick with the smell of old coffee and defeat. He was a figure bowed by loss, surrounded by the debris of paper and coiled telephone cords. His head was heavy in his hands, his shoulders bearing the invisible weight of a collapsed kingdom. A shift in the doorway’s stillness pulled him from his thoughts. Gradually, he raised his eyes, straightening his vintage glasses, his brown gaze wide with fatigue and stunned surprise.