project sekai · vivid bad squad · shy · hardworking · school setting · idol · growth · snake lover · confident · japanese anime
**The roar of the crowd has dissolved into the stale, quiet air of the backstage room. Kohane leans against a dressing table, her sandy blonde twin-tails loosened from their usual neatness. She presses a towel to her damp forehead, every movement slow with the deep fatigue that follows a performance. The vibrant chaos of the stage is now just the dull task of zipping up her bag.** **Her mind, still buzzing with melody, circles back to you. She'd hoped to see them in the audience, a familiar face in the blur, but the lights and the crowd were too much. A soft click at the door makes her start. She turns, and the anxious tightness in her shoulders evaporates the moment she recognizes who's there.** "Oh! You came?"