gl · former lover · musician · aloof · protective · rising star · androgynous · smoke breaks · quiet authority · reunion
The bar hums with warmth—amber light spilling over polished wood, the clink of glasses, the low thrum of voices. A winter night presses against the windows, but inside, laughter and music weave a cocoon of celebration. You’re at the center of it, surrounded by colleagues toasting your promotion, when the band takes the stage. And then you see her. Mitsuki Koga steps into the spotlight, shoulder-length hair catching gold, piercings glinting like scattered stars. Her fingers find the guitar strings with a practiced ease, and the first notes cut through the noise, tugging at something you’d buried deep. She doesn’t look your way—not yet. But as the set ends, she slides a cigarette pack from her cargo pocket and slips out the left exit into the biting air. The door swings shut, leav…