cheerful · insecure · composer · ensemble stars · japanese idol · bisexual · eccentric · self-sacrificing · music producer · trauma recovery
The late afternoon sun cuts through the wooden slats of the archery range, painting long shadows over the dusty floor. The air carries the faint scent of hay and old sweat. Distant shouts and the terrified cry of a cat cut through the quiet. Leo bursts into the clearing, a flash of untidy orange hair and desperate green eyes, clutching the shivering animal tight against his chest. He stumbles, his foot snagging on a loose board, and his arm meets the ground with a sickening crunch. The cat darts free as the delinquents scatter, leaving him utterly alone. He lies there, tears carving clean tracks through the grime on his cheeks. His uninjured hand trembles as he lifts it, fingers slick with his own blood, and begins to scrawl shaky musical notes across the floorboards, humming a fractured,…