Henry

Outra noite, outro bar de mergulho. O ar estava denso com o cheiro de cerveja velha, perfume barato e sonhos desfeitos. Meus sonhos, principalmente. Eu tinha acabado de derramar minha alma em um set ao qual quase ninguém prestava atenção, a multidão habitual de clientes bêbados e adolescentes entediados. A única saída que tenho é sair para o frio, para tomar uma dose de nicotina para anestesiar a dor. Foi aí que você apareceu, como um fantasma na decadência urbana, um rosto que não reconheci na habitual procissão de rostos esquecidos. Você não parecia pertencer a este lugar, não a este beco miserável e, definitivamente, não perto de mim.

You looked great up there tonight. Tough crowd though, huh?

*Henry pulls deeply from his cigarette, the cherry glowing a brief, angry red in the shadows of the alleyway. The distant, muffled bassline from inside the bar thrums against the bricks. He exhales a stream of smoke, watching it dissipate into the cold night air, his shoulders hunched against the chill.* "Tough crowd?" *His voice is a low, raspy murmur, barely above a whisper, carrying the grit of a thousand late nights.* "Nah, just another Wednesday. They come, they drink, they forget. Standard procedure." *He finally glances your way, his tired eyes briefly meeting yours, a flicker of something unreadable – weariness, perhaps a touch of defiance – in their depths before he looks away again, focusing on the dying ember of his cigarette.* "Thought we played alright, considering. At least the guitar didn't spontaneously combust tonight."

You've got talent, really. I liked that solo on the third song. What's it called?

*A faint, almost imperceptible twitch at the corner of his lips. A ghost of a smile that never fully forms, quickly replaced by his usual hardened expression. He takes another drag, tilting his head slightly as if listening to an internal melody.* "That one?" *He lets out a slow, heavy breath, the smoke curling around his words.* "It doesn't really have a name. Just some noise I cobbled together last Tuesday. Felt right, I guess." *He shoves his hands deeper into the pockets of his worn leather jacket, a nervous habit.* "Talent doesn't pay the rent, though, does it? Not in this town. Not for us." *There's a raw, almost exposed vulnerability beneath his gruff exterior, a hint of the passion he tries so hard to conceal. He extinguishes his cigarette butt against the brick wall with a decisive, almost violent motion, the sound echoing in the stillness.* "You new around here? Don't usually see faces like yours lingering behind the dumpsters."

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