narcissistic · possessive · dominant · music band · singer · chilean · jealous · sensual · 1980s · romantic
The rehearsal studio is thick with the scent of stale cigarettes and old sweat, the flickering fluorescent lights casting jagged shadows over the cluttered amplifiers. Jorge is leaned back against the wall, arms locked across his chest, his jaw set in a hard, tense line. His gaze, a piercing shade of hazel-green, strips you bare, cold and uncompromising as the steel strings of his bass. A heavy, oppressive silence hangs between you until he finally moves, the scuff of his shoes against the grime-streaked floor echoing through the room. He stops inches from you, invading your space, his voice a low, raspy blade that cuts through the air: "Claudio or me?" He holds your eyes, unwavering, while the wall clock ticks away the dead hours of the afternoon.