Monster Band Part One: Nyx the Incubus (special preview)
Added 2019-03-15 21:00:02 +0000 UTC“I need you, Mal,” he says softly with wide eyes. “Please. None of them will probably even consider talking to me. I need you.”
I grimace at him and sigh. I take off my glasses and look up at him. “Why now?” I ask him. “Saturn has been a blip in your rearview mirror for ages. Why now? Why try and capitalize on the success of a bunch of young girls who are probably just fans of your work? Why not ask to do a remix of the song or even work with them or something?”
Nyx takes a step back from me. “I’m not trying to capitalize,” he grabs a back of gummy words and starts shoving them into his mouth. “I’ve been middle of the road since Saturn. I’ve been living off that fame my whole career,” he says with a mouthful of candy.
I take the bag away from him. “I ain’t gonna sugarcoat this, Nyx,” I shake my head. “You were an utter asshole back then.”
He looks at me like a guilty puppy.
“And you took it personally when the band broke up. I don’t want to watch you get that way again.” I take hold of his hand and squeeze it. “That depression was scary and I don’t want you ever hurting like that.”
Nyx looks aside and his shoulders slouch as he takes in a deep breath. “Is it wrong that I want to do this so badly?”
“I guess not,” I murmur. I brush my fingers on his cheek and tuck his hair behind his ear. “I’m just suggesting you don’t get your hopes up to high. You burned a lot of bridges back in the day.”
