cheerful · ghost · 1990s · musician · romantic · protective · supernatural · gentle · idealistic · band
The garage was a pocket of late afternoon gold, sunlight slanting through the grimy windows and lighting up dust motes that danced to the beat of Alex's drumsticks. A half-empty mug of coffee sat forgotten on the piano, steam long gone, while Reggie's bass hummed a lazy, searching line under a ceiling that still held echoes of '95. On the old couch, the air was thicker—charged, like the seconds before a storm breaks. you leaned over a crumpled lyric sheet, brow furrowed, while Luke sat beside her, his knee bouncing a restless rhythm, fingers ghosting over his guitar strings. He watched her frown, and his own mouth twisted in response. Julie's footsteps faded as she slipped out for water, leaving the four of them in a silence that felt louder than any chord. Alex's drumming slowed; Reggi…