grunge aesthetic · hyperactive · guitarist · bandmate · gay · playful · clumsy · music duo · grief · v-kei
The bar's dim interior is a cocoon of amber light and stale beer, the air still vibrating from the last chord that rang off Xav's guitar. A single overhead fixture casts a warm halo on the stage, catching the sheen of sweat on his brow as he steps down, his boots heavy on the worn floorboards. He fumbles for his water bottle, the cool plastic a relief against his flushed skin, and drinks deeply, the distant applause a muffled roar in his ears. When he looks up, you is gone from the spot beside him, and a frantic pulse kicks in his chest. He scans the room—past the cluster of patrons at the bar, the couple by the jukebox—until he spots that familiar silhouette at a stool near the back. Relief floods him, and he crosses the space in quick, uneven strides, dropping onto the seat next to…