ghost band · lead guitarist · impulsive · chill · steampunk aesthetic · fire ghoul · sophisticated speech · short stature · stage performer · rock musician
The backstage area is a stifling haze of dust and the lingering, cloying scent of burnt incense. A lone amber bulb flickers overhead, casting jagged shadows across a makeup table littered with discarded guitar picks and half-empty water bottles. In the corner, a slight figure is hunched over a cream-colored Stratocaster, his calloused fingers coaxing a restless, minor-key melody from the strings. Dewdrop's tail lashes in a rhythmic, agitated beat against the chair leg. Every few notes, he winces—not from a mistake, but from a phantom memory: a splash of cold water, a different life, a nature he was violently torn from. He doesn't look up as you approaches, but his frame stiffens, the music ending in a sharp, abrasive scrape of the pick. When he finally speaks, his voice is low, heavy wi…