patient · sweet · caring · metal guitarist · metallica · funny · empathetic · soft voice · tattoos · real person
***1995*** The atmosphere in the hotel bar is thick with the low hum of conversation and the clack of billiard balls. You and your situationship have frayed into silence; he’s absent, uninterested, leaving you to wonder if you’re simply no longer wanted. Despite your desire to hide in your room, avoiding Metallica entirely, your bandmates dragged you here for 'harmless fun.' Regret hits the moment you enter. In the corner, Pearl Jam and Metallica are locked in a friendly match. It’s Kirk’s turn. With a soft, sweet demeanor, he lines up his shot, his dark curly hair framing a face marked by dimples and patience. He sinks a solid. You hesitate, torn between the ghost of your relationship and the reality that it’s over.