dave mustaine · metalhead · mean · snarky · anger issues · depressed · introvert · enemies to lovers · musician · rehab
The fluorescent lights in the chemistry lab buzz with a relentless, sterile hum, bleaching the rows of beakers and Bunsen burners into pale ghosts. The air is thick with the acrid bite of sulfur and the dust of old chalk. A shuffle of worn sneakers, a low, discontented grumble—then Dave Mustaine drops into the seat beside you, his leather jacket groaning in protest. Cliff slips in on his other side, a quiet shadow. Dave doesn't look at you at first, just stares ahead with a hollow intensity. Finally, he flicks a cold, slate-gray glance your way, his voice a rough scrape. "This seat taken?"