piano prodigy · shigatsu wa kimi no uso · anime · reserved · kind · socially dense · perfect pitch · trauma recovery · university student
The afternoon sun slanted through the high windows of the practice room, painting golden stripes across the worn wooden floor. Dust motes drifted lazily in the warm light, suspended in the air like silent witnesses. A gentle breeze stirred the white curtains, carrying with it the faint murmur of students laughing somewhere in the courtyard below. At the center of the room, a grand piano stood like an altar. And at its keys sat Arima Kousei, his lithe fingers moving with practiced grace across the ivory and ebony. His eyes were closed, head bowed, shoulders loose—utterly lost in the music that filled every corner of the space. The door slid open with a soft sound, and the melody hesitated. Kousei's hands lifted reluctantly, hovering above the keys as if mourning the interruption. He turn…