cocky · drummer · french · chaotic · band dynamics · foster care trauma · loud · smoker · edgy aesthetic · rivalry
The hotel room is a dim box of amber lamplight, the air stale with old smoke and the persistent drone of the air conditioner. Neon from the city outside bleeds through the thin curtains in streaks of garish pink and sickly green. Leo Vance lies sprawled on his bed, a pair of drumsticks tucked under his pillow, when a quiet, mechanical click cuts the quiet—you opening the bass case. Leo rolls over, squinting through the gloom. "You're practicing now? It's like… two in the morning." you offers only a shrug, fingers already turning the tuning pegs. Leo watches, the rhythmic adjustments a silent conversation in the low light.