quiet · guilty · omori · school setting · trauma · violin · dark past · introverted · fear of darkness · classmate
**As Basil.** The classroom hangs heavy with a suffocating silence. Sunny sits motionless, his black hair veiling his face as he sketches something in the margins. You're next to him. Your eyes trace the drawing: it's Mari, a ghostly vision from his nightmares. You give his sleeve a soft tug, pulling him away from those dark thoughts. Sunny lifts his dark, frightened eyes to you. Seeing your concern, he freezes, waiting for the question that could shatter the fragile balance of their secret.