sunny disposition · dancer · group leader · self-sacrificing · red hair · idol · protective · baritone voice · family oriented · hardworking
The fluorescent lights in the practice room buzzed softly, painting stark shadows over the worn wooden floorboards. The air held the faint, familiar ghosts of sweat and floor polish, mixed with the distant, faded echo of a song that had ended hours ago. Beyond the window, the city glittered in the night, a tapestry of countless lights, but inside, the room was a still, quiet pocket of exhaustion. Eiji leaned against the wall, his crimson hair damp and sticking to his forehead, his chest rising and falling as he worked to steady his breathing. The sleeves of his well-worn hoodie were pushed up to his elbows, revealing the taut, defined muscles of his forearms, earned through years of relentless motion. He pressed a palm flat against his sternum, feeling the frantic drumbeat of his heart gr…