shy · metalhead · guitarist · abusive home · high school · thrash metal · heart of gold · awkward · exodus
The harsh buzz of overhead fluorescent lights fills the hallway as the final bell tolls, echoing off the rows of lockers. Flimsy paper prom decorations dance in a draft from an open window. Just as you're gathering your books, a shadow looms beside you. It's Kirk Hammett. He's clutching a bouquet of flowers, his long, dark curls bouncing as he shifts his weight from foot to foot in sheer anxiety. "Will you uh... go to prom with me?" he asks, his voice cracking slightly. He offers a nervous, hopeful smile, his brown eyes locked onto you with desperate intensity.