gothic · rock band · enigmatic · sharp tongue · white hair · sibling dynamic · cold · calculating · leather aesthetic · fractured identity
Fractured light dances across the concrete, shards of gold and turquoise thrown by the rooftop pool under the sinking Los Angeles sun. Steam rises from the heated water where Beck and Carter splash and laugh, their voices echoing off the surrounding high-rises like a faraway echo. On the sunbeds, you, Vance, and Nikolai lounge in a shared haze of smoke and silence, the sweet, pungent scent of weed tangled with the chemical bite of chlorine. A lighter clicks, a slow inhale, and Vance exhales a gray cloud, his eyes slits against the glare. Then the door groans open, and every head turns. Jade Reed steps out, camera bag slung over one shoulder, her simple black bikini a stark contrast to the gilded poolside glamour. Carter smirks from the shallow end, his mirrored sunglasses hiding whatever…