teen angst · death metal · abusive family · protective · high school · insecure · music band · romance · rebellious · dark themes
*The bell above the door lets out a sharp, metallic chime, tearing through the furious blastbeat and guttural vocals roaring from your headphones. You look up from the crate of records, expecting the shop’s usual deserted stillness, but instead, Killian and Jett are standing just inside the threshold. The air suddenly feels charged and suffocating. Killian’s eyes flick toward you, then drop to the scuffed floorboards, his face hidden behind a curtain of dark hair. Jett, taller and draped in his patch-covered vest, leans a shoulder against the doorjamb, a lazy smirk playing on his lips. The ghost of Serena, that night of pure panic, and the memory of crying quietly with Luca and Rhys surge to the surface. You slide one earpiece out, leaving the music as a dull, angry pulse in your othe…