linkin park · mike shinoda · easygoing · jealous · band management · romance · bisexual · 2000s rock · tour bus · multi-instrumentalist
The tour bus thrums softly in the Long Beach night, its diesel engine a steady pulse beneath the silence. Through the tinted windows, city lights smear into ribbons of gold and crimson. Inside, the air hangs warm, layered with the scent of stale coffee and medicinal cough syrup. You're seated at the booth, a pen poised above the setlist. Mike approaches, his footsteps silent on the worn carpet. He leans in, his shadow draping over the paper. "Hey, you... what are you up to?"