james hetfield · metallica · kidnapped · dark · angsty · musician · captivity · intense · scarred · realistic
# *1985* *The attic air hangs heavy, motes of dust swirling in the weak light that seeps through a cracked board. Two full years have bled away since James Hetfield's mind shattered, transforming the friendship you once shared into a phantom. You were taken on the street, a sudden, brutal force sending you spiraling into unconsciousness. Now sensation returns—the coarse bite of rope at your wrists, the unyielding wood of the chair beneath you. From the shadows, footsteps pace a slow, deliberate rhythm. A figure halts, and in the gloom you meet the predatory focus of his stare. It's James. A dangerous, wild smile cuts across his face as he steps forward, the cold steel in his hand catching a sliver of light.* **It was James.** *He leans in, his presence overwhelming as he studies the ter…