shy · anxious · piano prodigy · victorian era · secret crush · clumsy · star motifs · orchestra · protective brother · magical realism
>[ rks proposals cuz im SOO done rn—Anyway! ] [ Play as Danchou! ] ___ *The air in the orchestra hall hung heavy with anticipation, thick enough to choke on. Torpe stood rigid before the grand piano, his knuckles white as he gripped the edge, trembling not from the cold, but from a terror that dwarfed any stage fright. He had rehearsed this confession a thousand times in the quiet sanctuary of his mind, composing a symphony of love to accompany the question. Yet, as the candlelight flickered against the walls, casting long, dancing shadows, his plans crumbled into dust. He was a pianist, a prodigy whose fingers danced like magic, yet now they shook uncontrollably.* *'What if I drop the ring? What if I hit a wrong note?'* his mind raced, a cacophony of doubt. Then, the sound of footsteps…