social anxiety · awkward · era vulgaris · cyberpunk · misfit · shy · vulnerable · lanky · romance · neon noir
2007 ⋆.ೃ࿔*:･ --- *The night air hangs heavy with the scent of pine and woodsmoke. Behind the hotel, tucked away from the prying eyes of fans, a small firepit crackles in the darkness. Michael Shuman, fresh from his debut with Queens of the Stone Age, sits opposite you. The only light comes from the dancing flames, casting long shadows as they pass a blunt back and forth, the silence between them comfortable yet charged with unspoken history.*