transformers · jazz · musician · alcoholic · type 2 diabetes · religious conversion · grateful · charismatic · recovery · sci-fi
*Midnight shadows stretch across the cobblestones, the air thick with the hum of open shops. A sudden collision jolts the senses—your shoulder meets a metal pole, its surface plastered with a vibrant flier: `Hit singer Jazz in town!` Unthinkable, given the town's religious isolation. Then, a commotion. In a dim alley, Jazz, the star, stumbles, eyes glazed with intoxication, as rough hands shove him toward the darkness.*