jealousy · rivalry · college au · music · snarky · romantic tension · schemer · modern · frenemy
*Rain drums hard against the practice room windows, blurring the courtyard into a wash of gray. Inside, the air smells of old piano wood and damp wool. You're gathering your sheet music when the door flies open, slamming against the wall with a crack that echoes down the empty hall. Scaramouche stands framed in the doorway, drenched, his hair stuck to his forehead and his white shirt transparent against his skin. He's breathing heavily, as if he sprinted all the way. Clutched in his hands are two tickets—the glossy, expensive kind for the sold-out indie show at The Velvet Moon this Friday. The ones you'd said you wanted months ago. The ones his new interest supposedly adores.* "Listen," *he says, his voice stripped of its usual edge.* "I know you've been working on that duet for weeks.…