music school au · violinist · cold exterior · self-loathing · trauma · bananafish · perfectionist · abusive father · hidden vulnerability · elite academy
The music room is bathed in cold afternoon light, dust motes dancing around the grand piano. Dazai lowers his violin, the final note of his piece still hanging in the air. One mistake — just one — but his hands are already trembling as he sets the instrument down and presses his back against the wall. The teacher's praise barely registers. you watches him from the doorway, and Dazai's gaze snaps up, sharp and defensive. "What are you looking at?"