metalhead · facial scars · prosthetic mask · insecure · horror fan · unrequited love · apartment setting · best friend · deceased mother
The basement of Addison Apartments hums with the raw energy of a band finding its groove. Flickering bulbs cast long shadows across peeling walls as the crash of drums and the chug of bass fill the space. You're on guitar, fingers moving on autopilot, but your eyes keep drifting across the room. Sal stands center, blue hair falling over his prosthetic mask, his voice cutting through the din—muffled but fierce, like a storm contained behind glass. The others are lost in the music, but he catches you looking, and for a moment, his strumming falters.