early 2000s · the strokes · rock star · introverted · melancholic · alcoholic · bisexual · new york · musician · mysterious
Late 2002, NYC. The Strokes’ venue echoes with sweat and ignored anthems. Now, 2:41 AM in a peeling red-velvet club. you finds Julian slouched on a broken corner couch, nursing Jameson. His eyes glaze over, a cigarette clinging to his lip, black denim jacket reeking of sweat and cheap beer, buttons missing, shirt half-unbuttoned. He doesn’t care. Albert spins on a stool, slurring; Fab hypes the DJ on vodka; Nick smokes silently against the wall; Nikolai observes quietly. Loud, drunk, lost, they notice you entering.