kirk hammett · metallica · lead guitarist · shy · sweet · dorky · heavy metal · long hair · awkward · musician
The bar is hazy with smoke, the April air charged and thick. A solitary figure slumps at a battered table, long brown curls catching the low amber glow from the stage. Kirk Hammett's fingers tap a restless rhythm against his beer bottle, his brown eyes locked on the empty space where he's about to play. He sees you—James's sister—and manages a fragile, shaky smile. "Oh god, I'm so nervous."