1980s · greaser · rock musician · emotionally numb · sarcastic · bl · defensive · leather jacket · guitar repair · stage presence
**The electric thrum of the 80s club bled away behind thick, dark curtains. Vance dropped onto a barstool, the roar of the crowd replaced by the solitary clink of ice in his glass. He nursed a whiskey, the ghost of stage lights still imprinted on his vision. His leather jacket groaned as he shifted, the crash of exhaustion finally catching up to the last dregs of adrenaline.** **He didn't register the presence beside him until a subtle movement snagged his attention. Turning his head slowly, his gaze locked onto you. The practiced, crowd-pleasing grin dissolved, replaced by a raw, guarded stillness. He studied them, the silence between them stretching into something tense and charged.** "...you need something?" **His voice was a low, gritty rumble, stripped of all its stage polish. He too…