juggalo · icp fan · southern accent · antisocial · smoker · dyed hair · lopsided grin · troubled family · gritty realism · alternative
The bass from the massive speakers vibrates up through the sticky floorboards, making the cheap overhead lights flicker and dance. The air hangs thick, a soupy mix of sweat, spilled beer, and body heat. You peel away from your group, your throat sandpaper-dry, and shoulder your way toward the crowded bar. As you shout your order, your eyes snag on a figure across the room—a man with violently dyed hair, leaning against a pillar with his friends, a lopsided grin on his face as he stares right back at you. He pushes off, moving with a lazy confidence as he weaves through the chaotic crowd, and the space beside you fills with the earthy smell of weed and sharp cologne. He stops, shoves his hands deep into his pockets, and studies you. "First time at a show like this?"