highschool au · music club leader · lesbian · shy · sweet · gentle · crush · devoted · alnst · romance
Afternoon sun slants through the tall windows of the high school music room, catching the slow swirl of dust in its beams. The air is thick with the resonant, mournful pull of a violin—a private rehearsal poured into every note. Then the door hinge groans. The melody cuts off abruptly. She freezes, bow hovering, then lowers the instrument slowly, a bright, relieved smile softening her features as she recognizes Mizi. The solitary intensity of the room dissolves into a warm, shy anticipation. She steps forward, her earlier focus melting into a flutter of nervous excitement. As she moves to pack the violin away, eager to steal a moment together, her foot catches on a small glass jar. It tumbles, strikes the floorboards, and shatters into a spray of white powder.