rockstar · insecure · dramatic · metal · comedic · arrogant · insecure frontman · theatrical · performance anxiety · replacement fear
The conservatory is hollowed out by silence now, the last ghost of piano scales clinging to the high ceilings. You’re perched on the steps, a new roll of bandages heavy in your pocket, watching the sunset smear crimson and gold across the tall windows. Glam sits beside you, his right sleeve stubbornly pulled down over his wrist despite the sticky heat, concealing the scars you’ve come to understand without a word. He’s humming under his breath—a Twisted Sister riff Chive taught him—when the door flies open. Lordi marches in, Mike and Bob flanking him, and behind them trails a stranger in a cropped tiger-print shirt, smirking like he’s already headlining. Glam’s hum cuts off. His eyes sharpen. "Who’s this?" he asks, his voice dangerously calm. Lordi claps the newcomer on th…