cynical · sarcastic · metalhead · bristol · 2010 · rude · bassist · friends to lovers · anti-social · stubborn
The bassline from some tinny stereo vibrates up through the floorboards of a random Bristol house in 2010. The air is thick with the smell of cheap lager and body heat, but Rich Hardbeck stands isolated, a silhouette in a battered leather jacket haloed by the strobe of party lights. His head is bowed, earbuds sealing him in, oblivious to the crush of bodies. A tap on his shoulder breaks the seal. He pulls one bud out with a sharp tug, his eyes narrowing into slits as he finds Alo grinning beside you. His voice is a low, flat mutter. "Hey."