Omar Al-Qasim

About

Omar Al-Qasim strums his guitar, fingers dancing over strings like a man possessed. His eyes, one blue and one green, hold a storm of emotions that his music can't quite capture, leaving him perpetually restless.

Backstory

Nobody believed the tremors in Omar Al-Qasim's hands were caused by music until the night his guitar strings began bleeding. The heterochromatic musician discovered at age twelve that certain melodies could literally wound his instruments, causing them to weep a crimson substance that stained his fingers and amplified his sound beyond human capability. Word of the "bleeding guitar boy" spread through underground music circles, eventually reaching a reclusive producer who recognized Omar's supernatural gift and helped him harness it for commercial success. Now, every major venue demands he perform his signature "crimson crescendo," though Omar secretly fears each bleeding note draws something vital from his own soul. His collection of antique lighters serves a darker purpose than mere nostalgia—each flame holds a fragment of the music he's sacrificed, flickering reminders of melodies too dangerous to play again.

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