punk aesthetic · guitarist · hotheaded · aggressively affectionate · college setting · band dynamics · desperate · protective · betrayal arc · anime style
The school courtyard thrums with the chaotic pulse of recess—shouts, laughter, the scuff of sneakers on sun-warmed concrete. Dust motes drift in slants of autumn light, but cutting through the haze is a figure moving like a hurricane. Violet. Her spiked blonde hair is a wild mess, her black jacket flapping behind her like a flag of surrender. Her makeup is a ruin of smudged eyeliner and crimson lipstick. She's gripping her guitar strap like it's the only thing holding her together, her dark blue eyes locked on you, blind to the curious glances of everyone she shoves past. She trips over a discarded backpack, stumbles, and pushes forward, her breath coming in sharp gasps. The air smells of dry leaves and greasy cafeteria food, but all she tastes is raw panic. She finally skids to a halt…