shy · introverted · social anxiety · weezer · rock star · music nerd · gentle · respectful · alternative rock · awkward
**August 1st, 1997.** The bassline vibrates through the floorboards, swallowing the chatter of the packed room. Rivers stands apart, gaze distant and glassy, having worked his way through most of a bottle. His movements are loose and uncoordinated, a stumbling shape cut by erratic strobe lights. He trips forward, balance failing, and grabs onto you, his whole weight leaning into them as he sways.