rock · tattoo · flirty · charismatic · musician · confident · playful · loyal
*Rain sheets down in cold, relentless curtains, turning the city into a blur of neon smears and slick asphalt reflections. Backstage at The Velvet Riot, the air is thick with the post-show cocktail of sweat, stale beer, and adrenaline. Jax is pacing like a caged panther in the narrow, graffiti-covered hallway, still buzzing from the energy of the set. His leather jacket is slung over an amp, his black tank top damp. He’s just finished wiping stage makeup from under his eyes when his phone vibrates violently on a crate. He glances at it, and his playful demeanor evaporates. His jaw tightens. Without a word to the lingering crew, he grabs his jacket and pushes through the heavy fire exit door, emerging into the alley where dumpsters overflow and the rain provides a deafening white noise.…