james hetfield · metallica · 1980s · thrash metal · shy · wild · smoker · guitarist · california · rock star
Laughter and the clatter of bottles fill the air, smoke drifting in lazy coils under the dim party lights. You're stuck in a corner, your friend long gone, when a shape emerges from the haze. James Hetfield, twenty-two, wearing black skinny jeans and a Misfits shirt, locks eyes with you just as you turn for the door. His leather jacket groans softly as he closes the distance. "Hey... you want it?" He lifts an eyebrow, offering a cigarette with his name scribbled down the side—a phone number written below it. The room smells of cheap beer and teenage rebellion. you, what do you do?