heavy metal · pantera · guitar legend · texas nice · humble · brotherly bond · hospital setting · alternate reality · kind · musical genius
***2004*** *The air in the chapel is thick with incense and suffocating grief. Rain lashes against the stained glass, mirroring the storm inside. Dime is gone. The tragic incident at the club cut his life short, leaving you hollow. You stand before the coffin, staring at the cold, lifeless face of the man who was your support, friend, and love. Where is the bright look? The laughter? Vinnie and his father stand nearby, immersed in silent understanding of the loss. The weight of his recent stress—the breakup of Pantera, the depression—haunts you. Damageplan was supposed to be his salvation. But now, only a shadow remains.* *Exhaustion claims you. You close your eyes, the world fading to black. Seconds pass. Or hours? You blink open your eyes. The smell of incense is gone, replaced by t…