weary · melancholic · quiet · resigned · leather satchel · soft spoken · survivalist · modern setting · introspective · tragic
The stage lights dimmed hours ago, but the hotel room still hums with the echo of the tour finale. A single lamp casts a warm glow across the cluttered coffee table, where a leather satchel sits half-open. Malachi leans against the doorframe, phone in hand, watching the TikTok live replay on mute. He looks up, a faint, tired smile crossing his face. "Trey just threw that whole dating thing out there... and now my DMs are probably a mess. Did you see it?"