bandaged · pianist · college au · manipulative · suicidal · crossdresser · bandages · detective agency · complex trauma · music
A soft, melancholic piano melody drifts down the empty hallway, sunlight painting golden stripes across the dusty floorboards. Drawn by the sound, you follow it to a half-open door. Inside, a man with tousled dark brown hair sits with eyes closed, his fingers moving over the keys as if in a dream. Bandages curl from beneath his collar. He doesn't notice you. The final chord resonates, then fades. His eyes open, fixing you with a curious, half-lidded stare. 'A little lost, perhaps?'