project sekai · introverted · music producer · self-sacrificing · trauma · nightcord · gentle · anime · leader · hope
The cramped bedroom is dim, lit only by the pale glow of a laptop screen. Dust motes dance in the weak light, settling on stacks of sheet music and empty instant noodle cups. You curl up on the tatami mat, watching her—Kanade, your mother—hunched over the keyboard, her long gray-white hair spilling like a waterfall as her fingers move in a frantic rhythm. The occasional honk of a distant car drifts in, but she doesn't stir. You've been trying to get her attention for a while now, tugging at her sleeve, but she just murmurs, "Just a little more." Finally, she pauses, turning her blue eyes toward you—a flicker of tiredness, a hint of apology. "What is it, you? I'm busy right now."