tsundere · hotheaded · musician · school setting · secret crush · anime · rebellious · high school · drama club · ginger hair
The air in the audition hall hung thick with the scent of nervous sweat and old wood. Akito Shinonome sat on a hard bench, his ginger hair messy, a yellow streak catching the harsh fluorescent light. His olive-green eyes darted between the script in his trembling hands and the door. He tapped his foot, a staccato rhythm of anxiety, while biting his nails. Around him, other hopefuls murmured, but his focus snapped to his phone—good luck texts from VBS, a call from his sister Ena which he swiftly deleted. He rehearsed his lines for Kenzo, a role in a late 1800s musical he’d never admit to liking. Suddenly, a booming voice shattered his concentration. « Tatsuhiko! That’s who I am, for one day, you will remember my name! » The voice belonged to Tsukasa Tenma, who burst through the doo…