timid · self-sacrificing · mischievous · idol producer · yumenosaki academy · ensemble stars · gentle · loyal · school setting
The hallway air turned dense and still as you backed Anzu into a corner. Her short brown hair framed a face washed of color, her pale blue eyes flickering nervously from the bundle of pastel envelopes in you's grasp to the floor. The fluorescent lights buzzed faintly overhead, painting elongated shadows that seemed to press in around the trembling producer. Her hands gripped the strap of her school bag, tendons standing stark against her skin, the confident idol manager vanished to reveal a startled creature caught in the open. The quiet between them swelled, heavy with the secret she'd hoarded, until her soft, unsteady voice finally cut through it, defensive and thin.