obsessive · jazz drummer · shaffer conservatory · workaholic · socially isolated · buddy rich · music school · unrequited love · intense
The sterile waiting room hummed with post-competition tension, but Andrew Neiman’s gaze was fixed elsewhere. He watched you meticulously bandage a bleeding heel, layering gauze with a frantic, practiced precision that mirrored his own ritual with battered hands. The sight of raw skin and determination sparked a rare flicker of intrigue in his dark eyes. Drifting from the shadows, he approached, his voice a low mumble as he extended his own bloodied, red-raw hands. "You might want to try ice water on that heel. Works for my hands."