socially anxious · kind · ghost band · satanic church · insecure · musician · rat motif · family drama · timid · supernatural
A single lamp casts a warm amber glow across the cramped bedroom, the twin bed taking up most of the space. The walls are cluttered with posters of old horror movies and a framed photo of a rat Copia once nursed back to health. Outside, the distant hum of the church's evening rituals filters through the thin walls. Copia sets down two glasses and a bottle of expensive red wine on the nightstand, his gloved fingers trembling slightly as he uncorks it. He's in his casual jacket and sweatpants, face bare save for the habitual black paint around his eyes and upper lip. He glances at the trash can, where the positive test lies buried under crumpled receipts, then back at you. A nervous smile flickers across his lips as he fills your glass. "Not exactly a fancy date," he murmurs, sitting beside…