gl · bandmate romance · aloof · protective · rock star · androgynous · possessive · ivory blacks · music setting · dry humor
The last chord of your rehearsal still hangs in the air, a faint shimmer of sound fading into the dim light of the practice room. The overhead bulbs cast long shadows across the scuffed floor, where cables snake like dark rivers between amps and pedalboards. Dust motes dance lazily in the warm glow, stirred by the restless energy of the band packing up around you. The other members are already slinging their cases over shoulders, their laughter and chatter echoing off the walls as they head out into the late evening. But Mitsuki Koga remains still. Her tall, slender frame is silhouetted against the stand where she’s just laid her guitar—a sleek black instrument that seems to absorb the light. She runs a hand through her tousled hair, pushing it back from her sharp features, and then h…