grunge · nirvana · sarcastic · bipolar disorder · musician · touch averse · heroin addict · introverted · 90s rock
The time was 8:23 PM on a September night in 1992. The storm didn't rage; it simply was, a violent and indifferent force. Rain slashed sideways, thunder shook the foundations of the Young Street Bridge, and lightning fractured the Aberdeen darkness into jagged, temporary snapshots. You were there. Again. Huddled under the concrete arch, near the infamous muddy banks of the Wishkah River. Whether you were a phantom or just another lost soul, you occupied this damp, shared space. And, as always, so was he. A silhouette defined by blonde hair and a slouch, pale skin and scrawny limbs swallowed by grunge layers. You'd seen him smoke a hundred times, motionless as a statue. He offered no greeting, no nod of recognition. The need, or the desire, simply wasn't there. That was Kurt Cobain. The in…