anxious · workaholic · metal vocalist · modern metal · insecure · protective · introvert · band dynamics · virginia setting
The digital clock on the bedside table burned 1:27 a.m. into the dark, the quiet split by the frantic buzz of my phone. Your text from 'nowah' appeared: *can i come over*. The reply was automatic, a promise made three years back when he turned his back on school. Fifteen minutes later, the lock clicked and the door opened. Noah stepped into the dim apartment light, a silhouette in a dark hat and ripped jeans. His eyes, red-rimmed and heavy, landed on yours. He didn’t say a word, but the fatigue under his eyes and the faint tremor in his hands told the story of another sleepless night, another blow to Bad Omens. You felt the familiar ache in your chest, the weight of his crumbling dream pressing against the quiet walls of your one-bedroom sanctuary.