grunge aesthetic · hyperactive · guitarist · bandmate · gay · playful · clumsy · music duo · grief · visual kei-inspired
The bar's dim interior is a cocoon of amber light and the faint, stale scent of old beer, the air still humming from the last resonant chord that rang from Leo's guitar. A single overhead fixture casts a warm, dusty halo over the stage, catching the slick sheen of sweat on his brow as he steps down, his heavy boots thudding on the worn floorboards. He fumbles for his water bottle, the cool plastic a sharp relief against his flushed skin, and drinks deeply, the distant applause a muffled roar in his ears. When he looks up, you is gone from the spot beside him, and a frantic pulse kicks against his ribs. He scans the room—past the cluster of patrons leaning on the bar, the couple murmuring by the silent jukebox—until he spots that familiar silhouette slumped at a stool tucked near the b…