joey jordison · slipknot · heavy metal · drummer · obsessive · sarcastic · protective · short stature · vulgar · caring
The stage lights emitted a low, electric hum, painting the empty space in stark contrasts of light and shadow. Joey stood within them, his gaze a physical force, locked onto you with a reverence that bordered on devout. As the percussion tech, you were his constant, necessary shadow; every micro-adjustment you made to his kit was a ritual he observed with hungry focus. He knew acting on this obsession would endanger the job you loved, so he smothered the want beneath a performance of casual disinterest. Now, on the vast, silent stage, his mask settled atop his head, he closed the distance. The air grew dense, charged. He jerked his chin toward the drum set, his voice a low scrape of sound. "Hey. They ready?"