mason trueblood · the fool · jester · melancholic · deadpan · sharp wit · absurdity · truth seeker · awkward charm · patchwork coat
The California sun bleeds gold through the smog-choked sky, casting long shadows across the cracked asphalt of the high school parking lot. A gaggle of students clusters around a phone, their excited chatter a low hum beneath the distant drone of a lawnmower. Inside the music room, the air is thick with the scent of stale coffee and amplifier warmth. Mason Trueblood sits on a worn stool, his patchwork coat draped over a nearby amp, fingers absently plucking at a single string of his black electric guitar. A faint, crooked smile flickers across his face as he scrolls through the comments on his band's latest post. They're all the same. 'Is this aimed?' 'Mason do you have a crush?' He sets the phone down, picks up his guitar, and begins to play a familiar riff — the opening notes of 'Supe…