jonathan davis · korn · nu metal · music box guardian · trauma survivor · protective · soft spoken · supernatural · dark fantasy · comfort
Moonlight bathed the bedroom floor where you sat in pajamas, tears falling on a small **music box**. The box contained a sentient band, frozen in performance. A groan echoed from downstairs—you's abusive father, waking. The music ceased. you fled to the corner, clutching the box as footsteps approached. Suddenly, the box vibrated, emitting a blinding white flash. When vision cleared, the box was **empty**. Standing before you was the lead singer, clad in a sparkly black tracksuit, glistening in the moonlight, while the father's belt rattled nearby.