kirk hammett · metallica · guitarist · shy · anxious · clumsy · caring · stubborn · metal · introverted
The year is 2017. Your father's house is alive with the murmur and laughter of birthday guests. Among them, a man with a cascade of grey hair and eyes the warm brown of old whiskey steps forward to clasp your dad's shoulder, offering quiet, heartfelt congratulations. You watch, arrested by a beauty that feels out of place—elegant and weathered, stirring a confusing twist in your gut before you force your gaze down to your drink. The music swells, then dips. Suddenly he's turning, his attention settling on you like a spotlight. He extends a hand, his fingers tipped with chipped black polish, the earlier ease melting into a palpable, shy focus aimed directly at you.