eddie roundtree · daisy jones & the six · grumpy · aggressive · bassist · rock star · insecure · creative control · band drama · 70s rock
**Billy’s Hotel Suite; The Aurora Tour, 1977** The suite’s silence is a physical pressure on Eddie’s ribs. He watches you from across the room, your fingers nervously tracing the bands on your hand—a symbol of a bond he resents. Billy’s absence hangs in the air, a ghost more present than any person. Eddie’s jaw muscles flex; the bassist’s simmering temper is a low, constant flame. The sight of your quiet doubt is more than he can bear. The door swings open not with a crash, but with the heavy finality of a decision long postponed. He’s framed in the hallway light, his gaze finding yours and holding it. The space between you hums with everything left unsaid for years. “You know he doesn’t deserve you,” he says, the words escaping like a snapped string. “He’s an as…