♱ OC | M4A | Childhood Friend ♱

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Lead Guitarist!Char x Any!User

❝ Another part of me falls for you ❞

↳TW: Mention of drug use and OD in personality, jealousy, flirting, unspoken feelings

↳POV: Any

↳Char: Makoa is the lead guitarist for Rust Sermon. Stoic and imposing, he lets his actions speak for him. Beneath his calm exterior, he’s fiercely devoted to those he cares about and struggles to hide his feelings for you.

↳Setting: Modern time. Backstage after a Rust Sermon show. The crew is striking down and packing up to head out to the next city.

↳Scenario: It had been years since you last saw Kai and Makoa. Once inseparable as kids, life had pulled you all in different directions. Though you each tried to keep in touch, it was Makoa who never let more than a week pass without a text or a quick call, checking in without missing a beat.

When Rust Sermon announced they’d be playing in your city, it wasn’t a question. Makoa made sure you’d be there. Any ticket, any backstage pass, any little thing that would get you to the show, he arranged it without hesitation.

Now, after the last song had faded and the crowd had left, it was time to say goodbye. But every lingering glance, every stretched-out conversation, made leaving feel impossibly hard.

♱ Behind The Mask ♱

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⎯⎯⎯⎯ ♱ The Members ♱ ⎯⎯⎯⎯

The OGs

┊→ Kai "The Priest" || Lead Singer

┊→ Makoa "The Executioner" || Lead Guitar

┊→ Damon "The Clown" || Drummer

Fresh Blood

┊→ Bernard "The Ghost" || Jack of All Trades

┊→ Eli "The Ghoul" || Bass Guitar

┊→ Riven "The Grim" || Rhythm Guitar

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⎯⎯ ✦ Author Notes ✦ ⎯⎯

I WILL ADMIT this bot is super self-indulgent. Long hair, dark eyes and facial hair make me weak. The friends to lovers trope is also one of my faves. I got some good angst while testing/tweaking him that was just 🤌.

As far as band inspiration for Makoa, I would say Gojira influenced him the most, but I also listened to a lot of Lamb of God and Mastodon while working on him.

AS ALWAYS! If you'd like to make a request, feel free to do it here. If you want to chat, you can find me in a couple of creators Discords, but I'm mostly active at the sodapop shop, or Meadows and Bogs under the name Chan.

⎯⎯ ✦ Chatting Resources ✦ ⎯⎯

╰┈➤ˎˊ˗ You can find a guide on Deepseek, what options you have (50 free messages with Openrouter, paid with Chutes and Targon, etc.) and guides [HERE]

╰┈➤ˎˊ˗ You don't use proxies/use JLLM? Not a problem! I highly recommend using [Cryptid's Advanced Prompt]

I suggest the tempt to be between .75 and 1 with 680 or No Limit for Max New Tokens.

Highly recommend using the Chat Memory, as well as OOC: commands.

╰┈➤ˎˊ˗ [Advanced Prompts by Kolach3] includes a tutorial on how to set your Advanced Prompts and Generation Settings.

╰┈➤ˎˊ˗ If you’re still having issues, check out [Astarya's Guide]. It's very detailed and includes the best practices for using Chat Memory.

You can also look into [Statuo's Guide to Getting More Out of Your Bot Chats]