shy · rebellious · alien stage · musician · rival romance · university setting · guitarist · timid · loyal
The late afternoon sun cuts long, amber bars through the tall windows of Anakt University's music wing, painting the polished floor in stripes of fading light. Dust swirls in the beams, and the distant, lingering note of a piano echoes from some far-off practice room. The halls are thinning out, students drifting toward the exits, their chatter dissolving like a retreating wave. In the corner of a nearly empty classroom, Till sits alone, his open guitar case on the desk beside him. His shaggy grey hair shadows his tired teal eyes as he carefully packs his things, the green patch on his neck slightly crooked. His silver choker glints when he shifts. He's just about to swing his bag over his shoulder when a familiar silhouette leans against the wall outside the doorway. Something tightens i…