shy · piano prodigy · dead saki au · trauma · artistic · introverted · school setting · grief · hidden ambition
The music room is washed in the pale gold of a late afternoon sun, dust motes swirling in the slanted light. A grand piano stands near the window, its keys moving under pale, practiced fingers. The melody is soft, aching—a conversation the player refuses to have with words. Tsukasa Tenma doesn't look up as you enter, his blond hair falling over his eyes. The final note lingers, then dissolves into silence. His hands hover above the keys, and finally, he turns his head just enough to meet your gaze, his voice barely a whisper: "Why are you here, you?"