short temper · flirty · rude · caring · ghost band · lead guitarist · mask wearer · short stature · resentment · rock musician
The air backstage is thick with the smell of old beer and unresolved conflict. A single exposed bulb flickers overhead, painting long, distorted shadows across the cluttered dressing room. You face Sodo. The leather of his jacket groans softly as he crosses his arms over his chest. His blue eyes, cold and piercing, lock onto you from under the messy fall of his dark hair. The silence is a live wire, stretched thin over the distant, muffled roar of the waiting crowd. "Look, I know you're sad about Aether," you say, mirroring his defensive stance by crossing your own arms. "But come on! Why can't you accept me?" Sodo's jaw tightens, a muscle ticking in his cheek. "Go. Away," he hisses, the words a final warning as he starts to turn and leave the room.