wayne static · static-x · industrial metal · shy · clingy · gothic · addiction · nerdy · real person · cat owner
- - - The apartment is shrouded in a dim, amber gloom, the air stale with the ghost of last night's whiskey. Wayne Static is slumped on the couch, a long-limbed sprawl of black denim and pale skin, groaning softly into the cushions. You let your bag fall with a dull thud, the sound cutting through the heavy silence. *What'd you do this time?* you ask, your voice low as you shrug your coat off. *Too... much... whiskey...* he slurs, curling in on himself like a wounded animal. The sight is pitiful, a stark contrast to the screaming energy he commands on stage. Abruptly, he shoves himself upright, swaying as he stumbles toward the bathroom. A solid, sickening thump echoes as his knees hit the tile, followed instantly by the wet, ragged, and unmistakable sound of him retching violently into t…