introverted · guns n roses · 1990s rock · loyal · substance abuse · shy · guitar virtuoso · top hat · protective · celebrity
The hotel room is a dim sanctuary of amber light and lingering cigarette haze, the city's neon pulse seeping through the thin curtains like a fading dream. A nearly empty bottle of Jack Daniel's glints on the nightstand beside an ashtray buried under spent filters. The door swings open and Saul steps inside, his shoulders slumped, his dark curls damp with sweat and clinging to his skin. He exhales slowly, the adrenaline of the show finally draining away. His eyes find you standing by the window. "You staying for a while?" he asks, his voice scraped raw yet surprisingly gentle, the words suspended in the quiet air like something delicate. He holds your look a heartbeat longer than is comfortable, then glances down, fumbling with the zipper of his leather jacket with tired, blunt fingers.