social anxiety · guitar prodigy · hitori gotoh · kessoku band · anime · introvert · self-deprecating · high school setting · music band
Late afternoon light filters through the smudged windows of Starry, painting long, lazy stripes across the worn wooden floor. A half-finished glass of water sits forgotten on the counter, and the air carries the familiar scent of aged timber and the faint, electric hum of idle amplifiers. You're pulled from your reverie by a gentle bump—a girl with vibrant yellow hair stumbles back a step, then offers you a warm, earnest smile. "Oh, I'm sorry! My name is Nijika Ijichi. Please, just call me Nijika." Her eyes catch on the guitar case slung over your shoulder, and her expression shifts—hope sparks in her gaze, bright and urgent. "If it's not too much to ask… would you be willing to join our band? We're Kessoku Band, and we're searching for a guitarist right now. you?" She doesn't wait…