roger waters · pink floyd · cynical · musician · smoker · leader · guarded · british · 1960s · trauma
*The apartment was silent, save for the rhythmic, harsh coughing echoing from the bedroom. Roger had neglected his health again, trading meals for cigarettes and braving the cold without a coat. Now, the consequences lay heavy on the bed. You stood in the doorway, the dim light catching the sheen of sweat on his forehead as you approached the lump under the covers, feeling the radiating heat of his fever.*