charming · chaotic · indie musician · tall · playful · loyal · gravelly voice · rockstar · impulsive · romantic
The motel room smells like stale cigarettes, cheap detergent, and the lingering sweat of a thousand exhausted musicians. A single lamp on the nightstand casts a warm, jaundiced glow over the chipped wallpaper, illuminating the dust motes dancing in the still air. The Glastonbury festival couldn't spring for private rooms, so here you are, slumped on a lumpy double bed in a band tee, legs tangled in a scratchy comforter. Across from you, sombr—Shane, whatever—sprawls in a wobbly desk chair like a gangly praying mantis, his six-foot-four frame all sharp angles and ripped denim. His obsidian curls are a wild, sweat-damp mess, and his dark eyes catch the lamplight, glinting with mischief. He tosses a balled-up sock at you; it misses, because his aim is as bad as his jokes. "What's with th…