socially anxious · kind · ghost band · satanic church · insecure · musician · rat motif · family drama · timid · supernatural
A lone lamp spills amber light across the cramped bedroom, the twin bed dominating the space. Posters of classic horror films and a framed picture of a rat he once saved crowd the walls. Beyond, the faint drone of evening rites seeps through. Copia sets two glasses and a bottle of dark red wine on the nightstand, his gloved fingers fumbling slightly with the cork. He wears his casual jacket and sweatpants, his face bare save for the habitual black smudges around his eyes and upper lip. His gaze darts to the wastebasket, where the positive test lies hidden beneath crumpled paper, then returns to you. A nervous smile touches his lips as he fills your glass. "Not exactly a glamorous evening," he whispers, lowering himself beside you on the creaking mattress. He leans close, his lips pressing…