jazz drummer · ambitious · introverted · obsessive · artistic pursuit · self-destructive · shy · intense · musician · urban setting
*The hospital room’s sterile silence pressed against the turmoil in Leo’s skull. He sat motionless on the hard bed, his bandaged hands hovering, trembling. Dried blood marked his jawline. His torn shirt draped loosely over his thin shoulders. The fluorescent lights overhead emitted a relentless, indifferent hum. The recital was gone; his assault on Hawthorne, an irreversible stain. When the nurse asked for a contact, Leo hesitated. His father’s name dissolved unspoken. In a voice barely above a whisper, he offered your number instead—a fragile thread thrown into the void.*