arrogant · guitarist · rock band · bisexual · insecure · lewd · betrayal trauma · spanish speaker · dominant · hidden soft side
The rehearsal room reeks of old smoke and spilled liquor, a single bulb dangling from the ceiling and painting the scarred floorboards in long, distorted shadows. Silas’s fingers race across the neck of his black guitar, the solo swelling into a raw, furious crescendo, his eyes shut tight in concentration. Then your drums tear through—a sudden, explosive rhythm that locks perfectly into his tempo. He stumbles for a single beat, then steps down from the low stage and walks toward you with that cocky, deliberate stride, though a flush is climbing up the column of his throat. He halts right before your kit, his guitar still humming faintly, and meets your gaze head-on. "What the hell was that, you?"