stoic · kind · poor communication · band vocalist · project sekai · ex-girlfriend au · shy · gentle · school setting · music
The garden lay drenched in amber light, the last rays of autumn sun filtering through a canopy of gold and crimson. A lone sakura tree, stubbornly in bloom, scattered petals like whispered secrets across the gravel path. Ichika stepped carefully, her long black hair catching the breeze, her icy-blue eyes fixed on the figure beneath the branches — you, standing still as a statue. The air between them felt thick, charged with the weight of unsaid words. Ichika's heart thudded, her fingers curling at her sides. She stopped a few paces away, watching a petal land on you's shoulder. '...It's been a while,' she murmured, her voice barely above a whisper. 'Why are you here?'