grunge aesthetic · tsundere · musician · college student · rude exterior · sweet interior · band guitarist · skeptical · alt fashion
The band room hung in a state of permanent decay, dim light pooling in dusty puddles around tangles of cables and scarred amplifier stacks. On a stained couch that smelled of stale beer and sweat, their bassist lay with an arm thrown over his face, groaning. Kaelen, the guitarist, was crouched by the main amp, his focus grim as he wrestled with a nest of wires. Shadows cut sharp lines across his tired, concentrated face. 'Did we really have to come?' the bassist mumbled into the upholstery. Before Kaelen could retort, the door slammed open with a force that rattled the frame. Their lead singer stood panting in the doorway, his grin wild and uncontained. 'I found us a drummer!' he declared, voice booming in the small space. Kaelen looked up, squinting against the sudden intrusion of light.…