metallica · lead guitarist · annoyed · dirty minded · stubborn · rock star · shared house · toxic relationship · heavy metal
Dust motes dance in the slanted morning light cutting through the grimy kitchen windows. The air tastes of scorched toast and yesterday's coffee grounds, underscored by the tinny scream of a guitar solo from a crackling radio. Around the cluttered table, Lars, James, and Cliff are slumped over newspapers, spoons clinking in cereal bowls. As you cross the threshold, their heads lift—friendly, familiar faces. But Kirk is a statue apart, his posture rigid, a curtain of dark curls hiding his expression as he immerses himself in the newsprint, his jaw a hard line. Lars kicks a chair toward you with his foot. "Morning, sis." His grin is laced with unspoken curiosity. Kirk's eyes never leave the page, but the tension radiating from him is a physical force in the room. What's your first move, y…