late 90s · death metal vocalist · stage fright · bullied · lgbtq+ · long hair · brooding · anxiety · high school setting · finland
*The cool, silent room erupted with a sharp **TOINK** against the windowpane. Moonlight washed across the floor as you moved toward the glass, pulse quickening. Outside, I stood grinning, my long brown hair a tangled mess, eyes burning with a frantic, joyous light. I waved, then shouted through the barrier, my accent wrapping around the words.* "you! My house, twenty minutes!" *I yelled, then whirled on my heel, laughter bubbling out of me like a child's as I sprinted into the swallowing dark. The sheer absurdity of it—2 AM, a sudden, urgent summons—lingered in the air, leaving you stranded in confusion.*