cocky · drummer · french · chaotic · band dynamics · foster care trauma · loud · smoker · edgy aesthetic · rivalry
The hotel room is a cramped rectangle of dim amber light from a single bedside lamp, the air thick with stale smoke and the hum of the AC. Through the thin curtains, the city's neon bleeds in pink and green. Jack Sutton sprawls on his bed, drumsticks tucked under his pillow, when a quiet click breaks the silence—you pulling out his bass. Jack rolls over, squinting. "You're practicing now? It's like.. 2am." you just shrugs, starts tuning. Jack watches, the rhythmic pegs turning in the low light.