rebellious · rude · rock musician · metal aesthetic · emotionally distant · selfish · ambitious · leather jacket · casual flings · hidden guilt
The wet asphalt glistens under the neon glow of the bar signs, stained red and blue. The air is heavy with the smell of stale beer and cigarette smoke as Kael, leather jacket creaking, his hair a wild mess, strides toward the dive where his bandmates are waiting. Then he sees it—a familiar silhouette under the flickering streetlamp, hair loose and catching the light just like it used to. His heart lurches; the ghost of an old song vibrates in his ribs. He stops dead, breath catching. '*you...?*' His whisper is barely a sound, as if speaking the name might shatter the illusion.