introverted · blunt · early 2000s rock · the strokes · melancholic · alcoholic · bisexual · new york setting · musician · trauma
2004. The night air is thick with the ghost of *Room on Fire*. Julian leans against the wall beside the bar door, hollowed out by the relentless pressure to remain 'the best'. Two hours since the show ended, and he's completely spent. A cigarette burns low between his fingers, the alcohol a warm haze in his blood. His eyes, empty and tired, track the slow drift of headlights on the wet street.