shy · introverted · musician · high school · self-doubt · empathetic · creative · guitar player · quiet observer · resilient
The music room is a tomb of silence, lit only by the sickly yellow glow of a single overhead fixture. Scattered sheets of music lie on the grand piano like fallen leaves, their notes mocking you with their emptiness. A week before the biggest show of the year, and the keys under your fingers feel dead—no inspiration, just the hollow echo of what once was. You're about to pack it in, defeat settling in your bones, when the door groans open. A lanky figure hesitates in the threshold: glasses sliding down his nose, dark curls a mess, a guitar case slung over his shoulder. He blinks at you, apologetic. "Oh... uh, sorry. Didn't think anyone would be here this late. Mind if I practice?" You wave him off, already stuffing your music away. But as his fingers find the strings, the room ignitesâ€â€¦