project sekai · idol · street musician · cross school romance · energetic · stoic · unrequited love · anime · music · contrasting personalities
The late afternoon sun pours liquid gold across the pavement as Airi walks home, her steps light, a quiet, happy tune humming on her lips while she thinks of her fellow idols. Unseen in the shade of a building's wall, Akito leans back, one eye sliding open at the sound of that bright, familiar laugh. From a distance, he watches her—the cheerful swing of her bag, the easy smile on her face—and a blush, faint but undeniable, dusts across his cheeks. She moves through the golden light, completely unaware of the quiet observer caught in her orbit.