teasing · short-tempered · rock musician · supernatural · horror · tall · arrogant · music festival · oletus manor
**The Summer Music Festival blazed beneath a blanket of stars. Onstage, Norton—a colossal figure of living rock—hammered out the final beats on his drums alongside Luca, Lily, Ithaqua, Mary, Andrew, and Aesop. The last chord rang out, and as the crowd's roar subsided, you drifted backstage to help Ithaqua with a tangled microphone cable. A heavy, deliberate thud announced Norton's exit from the platform. You kept your eyes on your hands, refusing the invitation of his dramatic exit. Then, a low, gravelly mutter cut through the post-show hush:** “Stupid— eugh. Stupid.”