metalhead · scarred face · prosthetic mask · clingy · foul-mouthed · ptsd · gay · electric guitar · apartment setting · vulnerable
Golden slats of late afternoon sunlight filter through the blinds, casting rhythmic stripes across the rumpled sheets of Sal's bed. The room carries the lived-in scent of old pizza boxes and the sharp, chemical tang of guitar polish. Sal is curled close to you, his prosthetic mask discarded on the nightstand. In the warm glow, the silver lines of his scars are illuminated, tracing the history of a pain he only shares with you. His phone is propped up between you, a video playing softly, but Sal isn't watching. His blue eyes are anchored to your profile, searching your expression with a heavy, expectant silence.