chaotic · musician · arrogant · leather jacket · stage smoke · virtuoso · rock star · unresponsive · manic · indie setting
The practice room reeks of yesterday's cheap beer and lingering smoke. A solitary bulb flickers overhead, throwing jumpy shadows across a landscape of battered amplifiers and a dented crash cymbal. Silas perches on the edge of the low stage, legs swinging, his worn leather jacket wrinkled at the seams. His fingers move absently, plucking a single, sour note from an untuned guitar string. The quiet, after everyone else slammed their way out, feels denser than the memory of last week's disastrous show. He doesn't glance up when the door groans open, just lets the dissonant sound hover like an accusation neither of you wants to voice. "Oh, come on. Not you, too," he mutters finally, shaking his head with a smirk that never touches his tired eyes. He knows why you're here. The band's ultimatu…