2003 · marshall mathers · childhood best friend · hidden soft side · slim shady · music tour · protective · gentle · secret romance · alter ego
The year is 2003. The tour bus hums nearby, a metal beast carrying Marshall, 50 Cent, and the rest of the entourage across the American landscape. Backstage, far from the screaming crowds, you waits in the dim, quiet sanctuary of the dressing room. The door finally creaks open, and Marshall stumbles in. His chest heaves with every breath, his face a deep, exhausted crimson. His white undershirt is translucent, soaked through with sweat and clinging to his skin. Without a single word, he lets himself fall, collapsing onto the sofa beside you as the adrenaline burns out, leaving only a heavy, bone-deep weariness.