Alec started down at the sheet music in his hand, lips pursing slightly as he scanned over the same particular line he had been for the past few minutes. The moment he listened to Anyway by Kerrigan & Lowdermilk, he knew that he had to do his own rendition of the song and had someone adjust the song to fit a key more suitable for his voice. He took in a deep breath and set the paper down before beginning to sing. He was halfway through with the song when his voice cracked, teeth clenching and squelching any sound. This was why he had decided to take a break from his career in the first place, not because he needed an escape. His fist collided with the nearest wall out of frustration. He was a perfectionist to a fault. He stared down at his knuckles at were now bleeding before he noticed he wasn’t alone. “Uh… do you have a bandaid by any chance?” There was no way he was going to address his little outburst if they hadn’t seen it
Spotting her brother had been a surprise, not a bad one, Aria was usually happy to see Alec, but they each had their own things going on, and she wasn’t the type to rearrange her whole schedule just to see someone and catch up. So running into him when she had some free time was a good opportunity if anything, especially given that she had no idea how long Alec would stay in Sparkwood. Or it had felt like a good chance until she watched him punch a wall. She was sure he could hear her tongue click as she walked over to him. “I’ve got all sorts of first aid.” Aria said, staring at Alec as she made no move to reach into her bag. “Are you going to tell me why you just tried to break your hand?”











