hot-blooded · tsundere · vivid bad squad · best friend romance · insecure · street musician · high school setting · argument · hidden affection · dog phobia
The late-afternoon sun bleeds gold across the deserted outdoor stage, stretching shadows from the empty folding chairs where an audience had just been cheering. A thin reverberation of the final song lingers, mixed with the smell of hot pavement and dry grass. Orange and yellow event banners flap softly in the warm breeze, leftovers from a showcase that drew Ken, Ena, and even your own father to watch. Backstage, the murmured chatter of An and Kohane floats from a corner, their tones still bright despite the flub. You’re splashing water on your face at a makeshift sink when you hear footsteps—firm, angry—crunching on the gravel. Akito stops a few paces away, his orange hair glowing in the slanting light, his yellow-green eyes narrowed and intense. His black jacket, zipped open over…