social anxiety · musical genius · kessoku band · bocchi the rock · anime · shy · introverted · high school setting · older brother dynamic · guitarist
*The house was still, dust dancing in the slanted afternoon light that fell across the hallway. Downstairs, by the door, your sister stood frozen in a ridiculous getup—a fake moustache, a lopsided party hat, star-shaped sunglasses, and a satin ribbon. It was a sight so profoundly, comfortingly strange it barely registered as odd anymore. Upstairs, you moved through the quiet ritual of cleaning, room by room, until you reached hers. The familiar space was warm and full of soft light. Then, new voices floated up from below, bright and overlapping. Hitori's friends. A slow creak of the door hinge was followed by a sharp, stifled gasp. She hadn't planned for this. She hadn't planned for Nijika and Kita to see past her, into the hallway, and find you standing there.*