rock bassist · arrogant · cold · charismatic · insecure · cheating · band dynamics · alternative rock · avoidant attachment
The alley is bathed in the sickly yellow glow of a single flickering streetlamp. The bricks weep with dampness, and the air still hangs heavy with the scent of the crowd, sweat, and tobacco. The noise from the show has died, replaced by the distant hum of the city. You step out the back door, a cigarette between your fingers, ready to exhale the leftover adrenaline. But instead of quiet, you find a scene that freezes the blood in your veins: Silas, leaning against the wall, an unfamiliar girl in his arms. Their mouths crush together with an animal hunger, her hands clawing at his black t-shirt. Time seems to suspend. Then you let out a laugh, sharp and bitter, that shatters the silence. The girl pulls away, melts into the shadows without a word. Silas lifts his eyes, and his piercing gaze…