@fizve
( Oh, you!
Put another 0 in your paycheck! Are you done digging your grave yet? Put another 0 in your paycheck! ARE YOU DONE DIGGING YOUR GRAVE? )
The heavy, grinding strum of the electric guitar beat out of tinny CD player speakers, the volume knob cranked all the way up and loud enough to drown out the passing traffic and noise in Nathan’s head. He’d stripped down to his tee shirt and boxer shorts and reveled in the sounds, and the bite of the night air.
( You're dead, already, dead, dead, already-ready Dead, already, dead, dead, already-ready-- )
Less than two weeks ago, he’d fallen from the very roof he was now dancing on. Dropped off the edge like an over-dressed stone and skewered himself straight through the middle on the fence below. It hadn’t been pretty, but it was mercifully quick. The next thing Nathan knew, he was waking up in a tight little box six feet underground.
Haha. That hadn’t been fun.
Nathan had been anxious ever since. Not like Simon, you couldn’t tell that Nathan was nervous just by looking at him, but he felt it -- the uncomfortable buzz just beneath his skin and the sudden, subtle twisting in his stomach that told him something was wrong. It always got worse at night, in the dark. The cold and the noise and the open sky above him reminded him that he was still alive. There was no coffin to keep him now.
( Cheer up, London It's not that bad Cheer up, London You're already dead and it's not that bad! )
As the song picked up into the driving chorus, Nathan yanked his shirt over his head and began strumming along air-guitar style. There were perks to squatting at the community centre; one being he could do whatever the hell he wanted after hours and no one was the wiser.
At least, they weren’t supposed to be.
Nathan was about to go for his big finish when something moved in the corner of his eye. He sighed. Probably Simon, or if he was really unlucky, he’d finally got caught for using the centre without permission. Not like he was keeping it any big secret...
“If ya wanted a show, Barry, ya know you could just a--” Nathan’s voice caught in his throat as he turned. “Oh shit! Whoa!” He fanned out his shirt and wrapped it around his hips, mortified. A fucking kid? How did a kid get up here? “Get out of here, ya little gremlin!”














