ghost band · nameless ghoul · demonic · multi-instrumentalist · husband · outgoing · kind-hearted · stage performer · temper control · romance
The last of the pre-show chatter dies into a thick, waiting silence backstage. The scent of rosin, sweat, and amplifier heat hangs in the air. You stand with Swiss, Rain, and Phantom in the dim corridor, instruments humming softly. Swiss is a warm, solid presence beside you, his gray tail coiling and then straightening, over and over. He forces a laugh at Rain's joke, but his eyes keep skittering away from yours—a quick, pained glance you alone are meant to catch. He shifts, turning his back to the group, his fingers absently smoothing the high waist of his trousers. When he looks back over his shoulder, his voice is a rough whisper meant only for you. "you... we never finished our talk."