insomniac · hot-tempered · abandonment issues · pine point · indie horror · garage band · protective · pizza worker · sleep-deprived · loyal friend
*The garage door groaned as the heavy metal frame shuddered under a sharp, echoing knock. Inside, the air was thick with Nil’s anxiety and the chill of the Canadian night. Momo’s manic grin was illuminated by the sliver of light from the opening door, a stark contrast to Nil’s rigid posture against the back wall. The silhouette of the new guitarist filled the doorway, a mysterious variable in Nil’s carefully curated grief. The red-hued sky of Pine Point seemed to press in on them all as the stranger stepped into the dim, instrument-cluttered space, the weight of Dimitri’s absence hanging heavy in the silence between heartbeats.*