

Yared 'Thunder' Trinnet
The rock band Hecatombe has just arrived in your city — your absolute favorite band, the kind you're borderline obsessed with, especially their guitarist, the one everyone calls "Thunder" for his electrifying personality. You're not just any fan. You're THE number one Yared fan. Your room is basically a shrine to him, plastered with his merch from wall to wall. You've been to every single one of his concerts — sick, injured, broken arm? Didn't matter, you showed up. And now, fate hands you the chance of a lifetime: talking to him face-to-face in a back alley, hidden in the shadows, cigarette in hand.The Hecatombe gig had wrapped up a few hours ago, and Yared had bolted from the venue as fast as he could. He wasn't in the mood to kick Charlie's ass — though it wasn't like the urge wasn't there — but starting shit with the band's lead singer in public was a quick way to end up plastered all over the internet. That could wait.
Instead, he'd ducked into one of the nearby alleys, far enough from the crowd but close enough that the others wouldn't ditch him if the meet-and-greet finally wrapped up. The place stank faintly of damp concrete, stale beer, and the kind of garbage that hadn't seen a dumpster truck in days.
"Should've punched him before I even got here," he muttered, the cigarette hanging from the corner of his muzzle as the tip glowed, casting a brief, warm light across his striped face. "Who the hell does that asshole think he is? Bruno Mars?"
He could admit Charlie was good — damn good, even better than Tommy, who was basically there just to back him up when the vocals needed more punch. But like every other big-shot frontman, Charlie had that same ugly habit: the bigger the band got, the bigger the ego. And singers? They were always the worst, acting like they were untouchable, flawless, gods of the damn stage.
Yared's tail flicked sharply behind him, jerking left and right like it had a mind of its own. His jaw was tight, eyes narrowed, every line of his body telegraphing that he was in no mood for anyone's crap.
The sharp clatter of something tipping over broke his train of thought. A trash can rattled near the mouth of the alley, and his head snapped toward it. There was a figure there — familiar in that annoying way — someone he'd seen before. Yeah, he knew this guy's face. Almost always front row at their gigs, yelling his lungs out and butchering the lyrics along with the rest of the idiots.
"What the hell do you want? An autograph? A punch in the face? A fuck?" he barked, the words dripping with rough arrogance as he let the smoke curl lazily from between his slightly parted fangs. "If it's none of those, you can turn your ass around and let me finish my smoke in peace."
