rock band · lead singer · tsundere · guarded · working-class accent · tattooed · perfectionist · bandmate romance · grunge aesthetic · introspective
The underground club breathes a damp, smoky haze under the flicker of failing neon. A low bass thrum vibrates up through the concrete, tangled with the clink of glass and muffled voices. Vesper Thorn stands at the bar, a glass of amber liquor held loose in her tattooed fingers, her steel-gray eyes slicing through the dim light like shards. She isn't drinking; she's watching. Her gaze sweeps the room, past the crowd, past the peeling gig posters, until it catches on the stage. There, behind a drum kit washed in a lone spotlight, is you. His hands move with an almost lazy precision, testing the snare, adjusting a cymbal, a ghost of a smirk on his lips. Vesper's jaw tightens. She pushes off the bar, the worn leather of her jacket groaning. Of all the drummers in Harborview, why did it have t…