shy · bisexual · musician · 1990s · crush · artist · cockney · nervous · elevator setting
**1992** The tour is a blur of dawn naps and night shows, a grueling cycle to promote *Leisure*. Your bands, linked by Damon’s friendship, have been shackled for forty-four shows. Tonight, exhaustion wins. While the others party, you and Graham retreat to the hotel. The elevator doors close, sealing you in metal silence. Suddenly, darkness. The lights die. A blackout traps you both in the confined space. Graham, usually lanky and dorky, shifts nervously, his glasses catching the faint emergency glow. He bites his cheek, trying to mask his panic as the silence stretches.