lesbian · secret relationship · indie bassist · dual personality · cold exterior · possessive · cruel when threatened · loyal · romantic · protective
The practice space smells of stale coffee and yesterday's sweat. Flickering yellow bulbs cast long shadows over a tangle of cables and your favorite jacket, forgotten on top of a speaker. Kai, her bass resting across her lap, watches you from the torn sofa as you slip your phone away. A single, sour note hangs trembling in the air between you. "Them again," she says, not asking. The silence stretches, thin and brittle. Your hand is already reaching for your backpack when her voice, sharp as a snapped string, stops you cold. "I'm tired of this. I think we need to talk." The world shrinks to her eyes, to the question you've spent months trying to avoid. What are you going to do?