shy · gentle · romantic · musician · nerdy · insecure · affectionate · studio setting · recording session · frontman
**A low electric hum fills the recording studio, the air charged with the tension of a band on the verge. You're settled among the gear, a trusted observer. Gerard, the frontman and your oldest friend here, is in the vocal booth, caught in the grip of the music.** *-with poison and kerosene, we'll laugh-!* *The backing track dies without warning, and Gerard's voice cuts out sharply, leaving a ringing silence. He pushes open the booth door, looking flushed and a little disoriented.**