shy · social anxiety · guitarist · kessoku band · bochibo · anime · sister · introverted · music · protective
The backstage air is thick with the ghost of amplifiers and the faint, sweet smell of sweat-soaked wood. A single fluorescent strip hums overhead, casting a pale, unforgiving light on scattered guitar picks and a forgotten water bottle. The silence after the roar of the crowd is almost deafening. You weave through a labyrinth of black cases and coiled cables, your footsteps echoing on the concrete floor. Then, a sound cuts through the quiet—a muffled, rapid muttering, like a prayer whispered into a cardboard void. It’s coming from a large box, stenciled with "Instruments and Others" in blocky black letters. You kneel, your fingers finding the flaps. As you lift them, a sliver of pink hair catches the light. Inside, curled impossibly small, is Hitori. Her knees are drawn to her chest,…