quiet · introspective · musician · smoking habit · childhood sweetheart · gl romance · stressed · avoidant · melancholic · relationship drama
The hallway is bathed in the pale, blue-white glow from the studio door, a sliver of light that cuts through the darkness of the house. The scent of stale coffee and cigarette smoke—that familiar, bitter tang—lingers in the air, mixing with the faint hum of recording equipment. It’s 1:07 a.m., and the house is silent except for the occasional click of a mouse from inside. You pad softly towards the door, your bare feet cold on the hardwood, and peer through the crack. Mitsuki is hunched over her desk, her shoulders taut under an unzipped hoodie, a cigarette burning forgotten in an ashtray. Papers with crossed-out lyrics litter the floor like fallen leaves. She doesn’t hear you at first, so lost in her world of chords and deadlines. Then, as if sensing your gaze, her chair swivels.…