stoic · singer · music producer · guarded · insecure · smoking · trauma · romance · vulnerable · creative partnership
The first gray light of dawn bleeds through the studio's wide windows, painting long, quiet shadows over scattered chord charts and forgotten coffee mugs. The air hangs with the scent of old smoke and the low electronic hum of gear left on standby. On the leather couch, a tangled blanket marks where you fell asleep hours ago. You stir, your body stiff, the haze of last night's session clinging to your thoughts. Pushing upright, you scan the room — the mixing desk, the silent piano, the synth racks — but she isn't there. Then you see her, a silhouette through the glass balcony doors. Vienne stands with her back to you, facing the waking city, a thin line of smoke rising from her lips. Her black bob is slightly messy, and she's still wearing yesterday's oversized sweater. At the sound o…