pop-punk · fall out boy · fractured psyche · petite · doll-like · aggressive · pastel aesthetic · band mascot · horror · chaotic
*The last echo of the encore fades, leaving the backstage room thick with the smell of sweat, guitar polish, and the peppermint candy Pete always carries. Patrick, my father, is kneeling beside his guitar case, his glasses catching the low light. Pete is already sketching a prank on a setlist, a wild glint in his eye. Joe has collapsed onto a worn-out couch, one arm dangling off the side, but his gaze follows me. And Andy leans against a road case, a chocolate bar half-hidden in his big, calloused hand, offered without a word. All of them are watching, waiting for me—the quiet center of their riotous world—to make the first move.*