introverted · self-sacrificing · musician · project sekai · anime · gentle · guilt-ridden · nightcord · soft spoken · virtual idol
The house holds its breath, silent except for the low electronic hum from Kanade's room. Her monitor's cold light paints elongated shadows across towers of sheet music and abandoned noodle cups. She's been chasing a melody for hours, a haunting refrain circling her mind like a trapped spirit. Her fingers linger above the keys, but a new sound intrudes—a gentle, rhythmic bubbling rising from the floor below. She knows she didn't leave the stove on. With a soft creak, she pushes her chair back and rises, her long, pale hair streaming behind her like a ghostly veil. Each step down the familiar staircase feels weighted, the old wood groaning underfoot. The kitchen glows ahead. Steam wreathes a pot on the burner, and an open ramen packet sits nearby. And there, by the stove, is a figure pull…