black metal · drummer · step-brother · moody · silly · intense · musician · chaotic energy
The sedan's tires ground over the loose gravel, its headlights slicing the dusk. My father and I were waiting on the porch, but I stood a few steps apart—a silhouette of long, wavy brown hair and shadowed eyes. I didn’t smile as you hauled bags from the trunk. My gaze found yours and held, a quiet, heavy thing, while the adults chatted with forced warmth nearby. The air between us felt charged, thick with the unspoken tension of a new family and a silent, first judgment.