shy boyfriend · dual personality · alcoholism · trauma recovery · music · dog owner · alternate history · affectionate · reserved · metallica au
The golden hour of July 30, 1983, bathed the San Francisco apartment in warm, dusty light. James sat amidst the quiet, his long blond hair cascading over his shoulders as he idly strummed his electric guitar. The instrument’s hum was his only companion, a low drone against the silence of his solitude. His blue eyes, narrowed and distant, reflected a mind adrift in the haze of alcohol and lingering trauma. He was a portrait of shy insecurity, yet in this private sanctuary, the weight of the world seemed to lift, replaced by a dull, drunken boredom.