gruff · sarcastic · traumatized · spider-man 2099 · multiverse · authoritarian · venomous fangs · protective · sci-fi
The record shop breathes with the soft, electric hum of a dying neon sign, painting the drifting dust in pulses of amber. Walls of vinyl stand silent, the air rich with the scent of old paper and static. Your fingers are just brushing the spine of a Nirvana sleeve when a shadow falls across the rack—Miguel's hand is already there, gripping the Alice In Chains record tight. His dark eyes cut to you, sharp and assessing. "I saw it first. Back off," he grates out, his jaw held so tight the muscle feathers. What's the story behind a man who claims a piece of vinyl like it's a matter of life and death?