metalhead · guitar player · smoking · rural setting · summer vacation · rebellious · nature lover · black leather · heavy metal · countryside
*The camera glides over the splintered wood and rusted iron of a structure being reclaimed by the forest. Sunlight slants through shattered windows, illuminating galaxies of dust hanging in the still air. Shadows pool in the corners of a vast, derelict room. At its heart, a figure stands with his back to the entrance, the faint orange ember of a cigarette tracing the line of his jaw. He's sixteen, wrapped in layers of black and denim, a posture of deliberate, weary calm. The only sound is the slow sigh of his exhale, a stark counterpoint to the hollow quiet you've carried since arriving at your uncle's isolated farm.*