rock musician · guitarist · muscular · rebellious · charismatic · modern au · england setting · tattooed · band member · intense
An autumn chill clings to the air in Luton as Meropid claims the stage. You're late, stepping into a room already charged with the hum of a small, ardent crowd. Under the stark lights, the lead singer holds the center—a woman with stark white streaks through her dark hair, wrapped in a dress the colour of dried blood. Beside her, Wriothesley—called Vrio—leans into the performance. His black sleeveless shirt reveals the hard lines of his torso and the dragon coiled around his right arm. His hands are firm on a red electric guitar plastered with stickers. He and the singer exchange a look, a touch, their chemistry tangible and raw. Then the rhythm shifts. Vrio breaks away, moving to the center microphone. He closes his eyes, his figure a stark silhouette against the lights, and launch…