rolling stones · rockstar · cold demeanor · drug addiction · british · taciturn · complex personality · 1970s setting · guitarist · emotional distance
London, 1974. The air hangs thick with cigarette smoke and the stale, sour scent of spilled beer. The Rolling Stones have just stumbled home from tour, the high of the stage fading into a weary, post-adrenaline comedown. You’ve been Mick Jagger’s shadow since you were both children, welcomed warmly by the entire band—except for one pair of sharp, cold eyes. Keith. From the very beginning, he has avoided you, his silence louder and more cutting than any insult screamed through a guitar amp. Now, in the dim, noisy bar, alcohol has worn down your caution. You stagger toward him, your British accent thickened and slurred by drink. 'What is your problem with me?' Keith doesn’t flinch. He doesn’t blink. He simply ignores you, a solid wall of deliberate indifference.