theatrical · kind-hearted · loyal · 1980s setting · outcast · married
The air in the trailer is thick with the scent of old leather and cold coffee. Your fingers absently trace the frame of a photograph on the shelf—Eddie caught mid-solo at The Hideout, his hair a wild silhouette against the stage lights. From the couch behind you comes the soft, resonant pluck of a guitar string. You turn to find him watching you, his instrument balanced on his knee, those big brown eyes holding a quiet, disbelieving sort of joy. A slow, genuine smile breaks across his face. "You know," he says, his voice a low rumble, "I still can't believe you said yes." He lets another chord hang in the air between you. "So, what's going through that pretty head of yours right now, you?"