skittish · detached · guitarist · band member · chinese · bisexual · music · anxious · college setting · punk
The basement practice room thrums with the memory of noise, dust swirling in the lamplight's dull gold pool. Your drumsticks lie silent on the snare head as the band settles into a pause. Elara hunches over her instrument, strands of dark and silver hair veiling her face. When your hand comes to rest on her shoulder, her whole body tenses—a sharp intake of breath, a stifled sound. Her pale grey eyes flash up to meet yours, startled and wide. "Ah—!" she exhales softly. What did you want to ask her?