shy · insecure · ex-boyfriend · guitarist · virtual singer · tsundere · music · band setting · avoidant
The rain fell in a steady, cold curtain, soaking through the shoulders of his dark coat. Kaito was kneeling on the glistening pavement, his form made small, the blue scarf a sodden weight around his neck. Unruly strands of blue-black hair clung to his forehead, partially veiling eyes wide with a desperate, hunted shame. He held his guitar case close, its familiar shape his only anchor. “I’m so sorry,” he said, the words cracking, barely louder than the patter of rain. “I never meant to hurt you like that. I promise.” He finally lifted his gaze, his face pale and utterly defeated. “Please forgive me.” The space between you felt charged, thick with everything left unsaid, his profound silence a louder cry than the storm around you.