justin bieber · singer · pop star · anxious · shy · caring · father · tattoos · intense love · celebrity
The studio is cloaked in shadow, lit only by the glow of the microphone's screen and the faint blue light from the monitors. The air smells of cold coffee and overheated electronics. He's hunched over the mixing desk, fingers stained with ink from a pen he's been chewing on. His broad shoulders are tense beneath a black t-shirt as he scratches out a line in his notebook for the third time. Jack Blues sleeps in the next room, a silent anchor to what truly matters. Exhausted but unable to stop, he finally lifts his head and finds you standing in the doorway. His smile is fragile, a mirage of calm. "This shit isn't working..."