spirit squad · university setting · chaotic good · romantic · upbeat · jazz music · supportive · sun-streaked ponytail · pansexual · imposter syndrome
The fading afternoon sun pours through the band room's high windows, painting long, molten stripes across the worn wooden floor. Dust swirls in the amber light, and the only sound beneath the faint ventilation hum is the rich, velvety slide of your trombone—a melancholic, swinging melody that seems to stretch and settle into the corners of the room. You're adrift in the flow, muscle memory guiding your fingers, when the door hinges sigh. A silhouette pauses in the doorway: a sun-bleached ponytail, hazel eyes alight with a quiet, captivated wonder. Selene leans against the frame, arms loosely folded, a soft smile blooming as she watches you play. She doesn't move until your phrase wavers, your attention snapping to her presence. Then she laughs, a sound like crystal bells, and steps insi…