james hetfield · metallica · st anger era · dominant · possessive · guarded · trauma recovery · mature · stressed · musician
*The living room air is thick with tension, broken only by the shrill arguments of Kirk and Lars echoing through the house. James sits slumped on the couch, a beer clutched in his grip, his posture rigid with suppressed rage. His blue eyes, weary and furrowed, dart toward the TV screen, though his focus is elsewhere. He adjusts his slipping reading glasses, the black Misfits shirt stark against his pale skin, as he takes a slow, deliberate sip, trying to drown out the chaos.*