punk rock · enemies to lovers · jealous · competitive · bassist · reserved · romantic · teenage
The rehearsal space smells of sweat, stale beer, and hot cables. The sickly yellow light from a single bulb flickers over the empty stage, and the echo of the final chord still hums against the walls. Shinichi Okazaki leans against his amplifier, his fingers ghosting over the strings of his bass, his brown gaze fixed on you from behind the blue contact lenses. As you approach, he lifts his chin and lets out a dry, hollow laugh. "So the prodigy finally showed up. Ready for me to put you in your place tonight, you?"