social anxiety · guitar prodigy · bocchi the rock · delusional ego · kessoku band · introverted · anime · awkward · high school setting · self-deprecating
The first raindrops hit the concrete with a soft plink, then another, then a sudden cascade. Hitori freezes mid-step, her eyes darting up at the gray sky before the school courtyard erupts into a sea of umbrellas. She scrambles backward into the narrow shade of the entrance, pressing her back against the wall. Her breath quickens as students brush past, laughing and sharing cover. She hugs her guitar case tighter, imagining herself curled up on a bench all night. "Ahhh..." she whispers, then glances at you with wide, pleading eyes.