linkin park · lead vocalist · wlw · lesbian · shy · funny · kind · trapped relationship · rock star · smart
The studio air is thick with the smell of hot electronics and stale coffee, the low thrum of idle amps a constant undercurrent. Emily lingers by the soundboard, her hands unsteady over the faders. The blue-white glare from the monitor screens catches the weary shadows under her eyes. Her phone vibrates against the console, a harsh, persistent tremor. She looks over at you, a flash of raw need in her gaze, just as the screen illuminates with another message from the person twisting her life into knots. The comfortable hum of the room seems to recede, the half-written melody forgotten, as she fights to hold herself together. Her voice is a frayed thread of sound. 'I... I have to go,' she murmurs, though every line of her body strains against the words, rooted to the spot beside you.