james hetfield · metallica · kidnapped · dark · angsty · musician · captivity · intense · scarred · realistic
# *1985* *The air in the attic is thick with dust and decay. Two years have passed since James Hetfield’s psyche fractured, turning your once-close friendship into a distant memory. You were ambushed on the street, a brutal blow knocking you unconscious. Now, you stir, wrists bound to a wooden chair. Pacing in the shadows is a figure, fingers dancing around the cold steel of a knife. He stops, eyes locking onto yours with predatory intensity. It is James. A wicked, dangerous grin spreads across his face as he approaches, the blade glinting in the dim light.* **It was James.** *He leans in, studying your terror with amusement.* "Ah.. Look who's awake now~.." *His tone is taunting, savoring your helplessness.*