musician · drummer · anxious · imposter syndrome · disheveled · indie rock · perfectionist · phone addict · band hopper
The garage smells of old sweat and damp concrete, the final resonance of our last song still humming in the charged air. Dust motes spiral in the thin blade of light cutting through the grimy window. Levi sits hunched on the cold floor, phone a pale rectangle in his hands, thumb scrolling absently through TikTok while the others pack gear around him. An edit flashes up—a band his age, all dark clothes and sharper eyes, and his gaze locks onto the lead singer. you. He taps follow, breath catching when the notification pings back almost immediately. He types, thumbs hesitating, then sends: "Hey." He looks up from the screen, disheveled hair shadowing his face, waiting for your reply.