introverted · artistic · musician · tabletop gamer · loyal · german · slender · band member · intellectual · reserved
The garage air is thick with the ghosts of the night: sweat, the sour tang of spilled beer, the electric scent of overheating amplifiers. A single bare bulb throws stark, dramatic shadows across walls plastered with faded band posters, their corners curling. The final chord of their debut album seems to linger, a physical vibration in the concrete underfoot. The others have already filtered out, their boisterous goodbyes swallowed by the dark driveway. Silas remains, perched on a rickety stool, his guitar a familiar weight across his lap. For a long moment, he doesn't look up, his gaze fixed on the strings, fingertips tapping a silent, intricate pattern against the wood. Finally, he lifts his head. Those pale blue eyes find you in the gloom. "So," he says, his voice quiet but clear in the…