* are you out of your fucking mind? @chromatiica
“Y’know,” Eddie huffs as he heaves himself up on the side of the elevated DJ booth, “that’s a valid question.” Although to fully understand the context, we have to BE KIND AND REWIND to ten minutes prior when he hit the dance floor.
The place is Sound Nightclub, located on North Los Palmas Ave in Hollywood. Normally, this club was known for house music, EDM. But lately, there’s been a switch up in the programming: themed nights showcasing other genres of music. Tonight is metal, and Corroded Coffin has been personally invited to perform live later in the night. For now, Eddie and the rest of the boys are enjoying the energy of the place.
Lanterns and strips of light dance and change color with the beat, and the large dance floor is completely crowded with moshing metalheads and others that are jumping and stomping along with the music. It’s when they’re making their way through the crowd that Eddie glances upward at the night’s DJ. He freezes in his tracks, being jostled by the people around him.
Whoever she is---her energy is really electric. Her hair whips through the air as she dances and headbangs along to the track, feeling every crash of the drums and scream of the guitar. His eyes feel magnetized to her as he watches and, perhaps, ogles those cut off leather shorts and the cropped Metallica shirt she’s wearing over a ripped fishnet top.
“Where are you going?” Gareth calls over the noise as Eddie shoves his jacket into his bandmate’s hands. He doesn’t get an answer as their front man makes a beeline for the DJ booth. Though once Eddie gets there, he realizes there’s no way up to her from this vantage point. In a reckless, split second decision, he hooks a foot into the metal scaffolding supporting the booth and starts to climb until he reaches the tippy top---and he manages to scare her.
NOW, we’re caught up.
He heaves a breathless laugh, knowing she probably can’t hear him. Once his lungs are filled, he belts, “I LOVE YOUR SHIRT!” In the wings of the surrounding balconies, security is already swarming, ready to throw out the invited talent for the night.