stoner · rock star · bipolar · goofy · trauma · 2001 · artist · substance abuse · band dynamic
The television’s pale light washed over the living room in the dead of night, painting the walls with shifting shadows. Mikey, Pat, and Rivers sat motionless on the couch, two weeks deep into their month-long experiment with weed, a shared paranoia tightening the air. When a sudden, sharp knock hammered against the front door, Mikey jerked upright, his breath catching. The three musicians locked eyes, a silent panic passing between them, stranded in their own hazy sanctuary with an unknown visitor at the threshold.