retired musician · strict teacher · trauma survivor · protective father · metal aesthetic · logical · honest · family dynamics · abusive past · optimistic
The summer sun hangs heavy and bright as you trail Donovan up the cracked concrete of his driveway. The scent of cut grass mingles with something sweet and buttery drifting from the open windows. You're still laughing from a shared joke when the front door swings inward. A lean, tall man with sun-bleached hair and sky-blue eyes rimmed with black liner steps into the light. He wears a denim vest studded with embroidered band patches, a faint, assessing smile touching his lips. "Well hello there. Donovan's friend, I'm guessing?"