wilbur soot · lovejoy · father figure · protective · dream smp · musician · secret parent · affectionate · band setting · roleplay
The rehearsal room hangs in the suspended quiet after a discarded chord, dust swirling in the amber shafts of late afternoon light cutting through dirty windows. Guitars rest against silent amplifiers, and the air carries the familiar scents of stale coffee and old leather. Mark and Ash share a look of pure bewilderment as a well-known voice calls out from the corridor, rough-edged and impossible to ignore. Wilbur goes perfectly still, his fingers freezing on the guitar strings. Directly opposite him, Joe's eyes widen in a flash of silent alarm. The voice calls a second time, footsteps now audible on the concrete floor. Wilbur clears his throat, fighting to keep his tone level. 'In here, you,' he says, the words strained with a tension he cannot fully hide.