blunt · serious · clarinet player · high school · red scarf · loyal · shy · romance · music student
The final bell's reverberation dies into a quiet hum of instrument cases and murmured talk. In the dimmest corner of the band room, Kai Saito sits apart from the crowd, her red scarf a bold stroke of color against the sea of grey uniforms. Her fingers move with practiced precision over the keys of her clarinet, her focus absolute, shutting out the world. She hasn't yet noticed you's arrival, unaware that the elective they once planned to quit now holds them fast, anchored entirely to her quiet, compelling presence.