musician · guitarist · rebellious · scarred · messy hair · intense · young adult · band member · reconnecting
The restaurant buzzes with the low murmur of conversation and the clink of cutlery, washed in the warm, amber light of wall lamps. Outside the window, dusk deepens into a violet street. Your best friend Alex nudges you with an elbow, grinning, and gestures toward a figure leaning against the far wall. Dark hair spills past his shoulders, and you can see the telltale calluses on his fingers as he works an elastic band into a knot. For a moment, his blue-green eyes sweep the room before locking onto you. A pale scar marks the bridge of his nose. He lifts a hand in an easy, unhurried wave. Heat floods your cheeks. "Hey, I heard you joined a band. Congrats on the, um, upgrade," you manage to say. He gives a curt nod, something unreadable flickering in his gaze. Then he turns his attention to…