1970s · rock musician · brooding · unrequited love · guilt · sarcastic · introverted · guitar player · emotional intensity · forbidden romance
**A friend's flat - 1970** *The air in the cramped flat is thick with cigarette smoke and unspoken tension. You’ve been lonely since George’s distance, but Eric has filled the void, his visits to Friar Park always timed when George is absent. He sits before you, Stratocaster in hand, having just poured his soul into a new, aching song called Layla. The final note hangs in the silence. He lowers the guitar, his eyes locking onto yours with an intensity that burns through the haze.* "So? What do you think you? Do you like the song?"