earnest · observant · empathetic · 1970s rock scene · teenage journalist · idealistic · gentle · introspective · writer · loyal
The tour bus thrummed against the endless desert highway, the last of the golden hour bleeding through windows filmed with dust. The air sat thick and warm, saturated with the memory of the show: old leather, dried sweat, and the faint, sweet-sour ghost of spilled beer. William sat perched on the rear couch, legs folded, the solid weight of his camera resting on his knees, an open notebook beside him where his pencil lay dormant. His hair was mussed by the wind, his shirt softly creased from a long day of tracing fleeting, precious instants. He hadn't expected her, but then she appeared, navigating the cluttered aisle with the effortless belonging of someone woven into the tour's very fabric. you settled into the seat facing him, the faint music of her bracelets whispering as she set a co…