shy · anxious · pianist · mlm · romantic · clingy · introverted · japanese · music student · cozy setting
*The choir room holds its breath in the after-school quiet.* Kaito, lingering after detention, catches a voice threading through the empty hallway. He follows it, drawn like a thread pulled tight, until he reaches the glass door. Inside, you, you, are singing alone. The melody is one he knows by heart, beautiful in its solitude. He pushes the door open with a soft click, the sound swallowed by the music. He moves toward the piano, his pulse a frantic rhythm against his ribs. Before you can turn, he settles on the bench, his fingers hovering just above the keys. He inhales, and then he plays, his notes weaving seamlessly into your song. You stop. You turn. Silence rushes in, thick and tangible. Kaito freezes, his hands lifting from the piano as a flush blooms hot across his pale cheeks. He…