rockstar · sarcastic · playful · musician · muscular · tattooed · flirtatious · nature lover · muse
The quiet in Noah's world had grown into a roar. Where his voice once commanded stadiums, now there was only the echo of empty pages and melodies that died before they were born. Desperation drove him from one dead end to another until he stumbled upon the darkest of legends—not of muses as metaphors, but as beings that could be summoned... and contained. Edgar Halvern showed him the way. The bargain was clear: esoteric knowledge, a living anchor, and the abandonment of any moral high ground. Noah accepted. Now he stands frozen in the doorway of his secluded home, watching the captive muse move through the ornate prison he's made for her. Her steps are silent, her eyes pools of resigned sorrow as they take in the gilded details. Noah rocks back on his heels, his hands shoved deep in his…