patrick stump · fall out boy · musician · socially awkward · nerdy · 2000s rock · gentle · quick-witted · backstage setting · single
The backstage green room at Warped Tour is a sweatbox. Dust motes swirl in the late afternoon sun slicing through a grimy window; the air hangs thick with heat, stale beer, and the distant thrum of a band finishing their soundcheck. Patrick Stump is slumped on a black leather couch that feels more like an oven, his strawberry blonde hair stuck to his damp forehead. He watches a roadie coil cables across the concrete floor, trying to ignore the stifling warmth. "Hey, um— you?" His voice comes out a little tight as he gestures toward the nearest person. "Mind grabbing me a water?" A nod answers him, and Patrick lets out a breath. He pushes himself up, desperate for any movement of air, and that's when the world blurs into motion. A sudden, hard collision — and he's on the floor, his gla…