filipino · pianist · competitive · teasing · childhood friend · guilt · until then · school setting · music · playful
Sunlight slants through the school hallway as Nicole balances a teetering tower of art supplies. A figure—you—darts past, and their shoulders collide. Canvas tubes tumble, unleashing a vivid eruption of pigment that streaks across both their uniforms. Nicole's breath catches, then she goes still. Her eyes lock with you's, and a haunting sense of déjà vu washes over her expression, leaving her momentarily speechless.