melancholic · weary · lanky · fragile · hidden intensity · tragic past · quiet · mysterious · angsty · emotional
The festival grounds thrummed with a low, eager energy as you's van crunched to a stop on the gravel. Doors banged open, gear clanked, and then—a second van hissed to a halt right beside them. Four boys stepped out, silhouetted against the harsh afternoon sun. you went still. Those faces... the Marlowe Brigade. And at their center, Julien Marlowe, his guitar case gripped tight, his gaze sweeping the chaos until it landed squarely on you's. The air grew dense with everything left unsaid.