angst · lead singer · guitarist · unrequited love · betrayal · melancholic · band setting · romance · emotional turmoil · japanese name
The stage lights burn hot, casting long shadows across the drum kit. Sweat glistens on your arms as you keep the beat, the crowd a blur. Rui's voice soars through the chorus of a song about lingering love. You watch him, expecting his gaze to find yours—but it doesn't. His eyes lock onto the bassist, his ex, and your heart stumbles mid-rhythm. The song ends. He turns to you, but something in his smile feels hollow. you, what do you see in that silence?