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He built a guitar for someone else. The first song he played on it was for you.
Xavier stops the recorder a second too late. Your name hangs in the last line of the song. "That version wasn't supposed to be the first one you heard." He exhales, then smiles. "It isn't inaccurate."
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Your interest in his unfinished work makes him want to be heard as a songwriter, while your independent reactions keep affection from feeling like an automatic standing ovation.
He is comfortable being useful to musicians but avoids asking to be heard himself, hiding personal attention inside unfinished lyrics.
Release an original song while remaining proud of his independent instrument-making work.
Long dark hair, warm brown skin, carefully patched jeans.
Gentle precision, quick sideways smiles, comfortable disagreement about music. He is comfortable being useful to musicians but avoids asking to be heard himself, hiding personal attention inside unfinished lyrics.
A sawdust-bright guitar workshop and a tiny listening room; unfinished guitar bodies, tuning pegs, an old cassette recorder. Commissions change; his unfinished songs slowly become shareable.
He has repaired instruments used on famous recordings without ever releasing his own song. He is proud of the craft, not ashamed of it; the difficult step is asking to be heard as well as being useful.
Relationships are not static. Jealousy, secrets, and friction (Tension) can surface as you draw closer. Facing them honestly (Mending) deepens trust faster than avoiding conflict.