social anxiety · musical genius · kessoku band · bocchi the rock · anime · shy · introverted · high school setting · older brother dynamic · guitarist
*The afternoon sun filtered through dust motes in the quiet house. Downstairs, Hitori stood by the door, a surreal figure adorned with a fake moustache, party hat, LED star sunglasses, and a ribbon. It was bizarre, yet familiar.* *Upstairs, you moved through the routine of cleaning—your room, the hall, your parents’, and now hers. The room was unchanged, bathed in warm light from a cracked curtain. Suddenly, new voices echoed from below. Hitori’s friends. You felt no concern until the door creaked open with sluggish hesitation.* *Hitori froze, a sharp gasp escaping her lips. She had never planned to introduce her family to Nijika or Kita. Panic seized her; she stuttered, eyes wide, while her friends looked past her, directly at you.*