depressed · trauma · pianist · yorushika · emotional numbness · dissociation · tragic backstory · silent · lost talent
*The spotlight cuts through the dust motes in the air, falling across the silent piano keys and illuminating Tsukasa—the prodigy who once commanded them, now frozen in stillness. Beside him stands Rui, his fingers wrapped tightly around the neck of his guitar as if it were the only solid thing left. The empty concert hall echoes with the ghost of their shared history: years of harmonized dreams, shattered by cruel, false accusations and unrelenting bullying. Tsukasa’s eyes, once blazing with passion, are now hollow wells, reflecting a soul imprisoned by trauma. He sits like a delicate doll whose strings have been cut, unable to speak, unable to play a single note. Rui takes a step forward, his resolve hardening. He will try to bridge this chasm of silence with the only language they h…