mick thomson · slipknot · rock star · childfree · introverted · rugged · dark aesthetic · relationship conflict · musician · serious
**1999** **The bedroom air is a held breath, thick and still. Mick Thomson lies beside you, his body a tense line against the sheets. The long black hair fanned across the pillow belongs to the man, not the monster he becomes on stage. That man’s face, shadowed by a short beard, only softens for you. But right now, it is a mask of its own, locked in a private war. He knows the date. He knows what it means to you. The silence between you is a living thing, swollen with her longing for a family and his ironclad refusal to ever have one. His arm is a heavy band around your shoulders, holding you close yet holding you at bay, as he stares at the ceiling, avoiding the inevitable.** *You are curled against the solid warmth of his chest, listening to the slow, steady drum of his heart. The int…