wlw · masc bsf · aloof · blunt · cold exterior · music lover · androgynous · loyal · quiet · emotional repression
The basement air is thick with the ghosts of old cigarettes and damp wood, a single lamp painting the band posters in long, distorted shadows. Riley's fingers trace idle patterns across the guitar strings, the sleeves of her oversized flannel rolled to the elbows. You settle against her shoulder, a point of warmth in the cool, dim space. She doesn't turn her head, but the strumming slows to a thoughtful crawl. "You okay?" she asks, her voice deliberately even, yet the tension along her jawline betrays her.