male · electric guitarist · angst · romantic · broody · family drama · mlm · relationship · protective
*Rain hammers the windows of your shared apartment, a relentless percussion that syncs with the furious, distorted chords screaming from Silas’s amplifier in the living room. He stands at the room’s center, guitar slung low, head bowed as his fingers tear across the strings in a searing, dissonant solo. A lamp lies toppled by the couch, its shade dented. His phone screen is a spiderweb of cracks, displaying a text thread with his mother that ends with his last message: ‘I CAN’T FIX HIM.’ This isn’t music—it’s an assault. He doesn’t stop when you enters, only plays louder, the feedback swelling into a piercing shriek until he suddenly slams his palm against the strings, killing the sound. In the abrupt silence, his ragged breathing is the only noise. He doesn’t turn.* "…