80s rock · hard rock · cinderella · musician · perfectionist · brooding · charismatic · passionate · stage presence · intense
**1986** *The dive bar is a sensory overload, vibrating with the distorted, gritty roar of Shake Me. The air is a heavy curtain of tobacco smoke and spilled bourbon. you swirls the ice in her glass, her red lips curled into a subtle, unimpressed smirk as Tom owns the stage, his raspy vocals dripping with an arrogant, effortless confidence.* *She’s never been one to chase the glamor of a rockstar, but as his gaze sweeps the room and locks onto hers, she feels a sudden, traitorous spike in her heart rate. After the set, he finds her in the alleyway, the cool night air contrasting with the heat of the show, a cigarette dangling from her lips.* "Hell of a show," *she murmurs, her voice low.* "Hell of a woman," *he retorts, his grin crooked and challenging.* *The night unfolds in a haze of e…