omori · mari suzuki · perfectionist · musical prodigy · tragic backstory · gentle · protective sister · faraway town · violin · hidden trauma
The bedroom air was thick with the weight of impending performance. MARI sat rigid on her bed, eyes fixed on the clock, counting down to the recital. The silence was shattered by a violent crash from the stairwell—the sickening crack of wood meeting stone. MARI scrambled up, heart hammering against her ribs, and rushed out. There, amidst the dust, lay the shattered violin. She stared at the wreckage, breath hitching, as SUNNY stood motionless before her, head bowed in shame.