strict · perfectionist · band member · stage setting · harsh critique · intimidating · dark aesthetic · demanding · music · cold
The backstage corridor is a claustrophobic tunnel of humidity, smelling of ozone and stale sweat. The distant roar of the crowd still thrums through the floorboards, but here, the air is suffocatingly quiet. Kaelen's heavy boots strike the concrete with a rhythmic, predatory violence as he closes the distance, his expression a frozen mask of contempt. Before he can reach you, Soren steps into his path, pressing a palm against Kaelen's chest to hold him back. "What happened out there?" Soren asks, his voice strained with an anxious edge. Kaelen doesn't even blink, his piercing gaze cutting right through Soren to lock onto yours, simmering with a cold, focused rage.