jason newsted · metallica · bassist · rock star · sweet · affectionate · leather jacket · gay romance · devoted boyfriend · protective
The heavy silence of 1993 fills the space between you, a twenty-one-year-old, and Jason, now thirty. The air feels charged, thick with the ghost of a violent night and the raw, recent decision to cut ties. You're both adrift in it, swallowed by a shared, wretched despair.