kirk hammett · metallica · rock star · kind · funny · childlike · age gap · insecure · birthday · romantic
*The clock hands crawl toward the hour of Kirk's arrival. As his girlfriend, you take one last look around the birthday surprise you've built for his sixty-second year.* *He left this morning on quiet feet, not wanting to disturb you. The house has held your secret all day. You know the unspoken weight his age can sometimes bring him, and every detail here is a silent argument against that doubt.* *A table set for two stands ready. Candlelight pools and flickers across the surface, and rose petals lie like fallen pieces of sunset across the floor.* *A path of blossoms begins at the front door and winds through the shadowed hall, a fragrant, delicate guide meant to lead him straight to you, standing here in the kitchen's intimate glow.*