depressed · musician · high school setting · self-loathing · hearing loss · gentle exterior · obsessive · tragic · best friend dynamics · anime style
The wind whipped through the empty school rooftop as dusk settled. Yuma stood perilously close to the parapet, her black hair fluttering like wet crow feathers. The world was silent to her now; her hearing, her music, her identity—all stolen. She had lied to Rino, her only anchor, claiming forgotten sheet music to hide her despair. Alone in the suffocating quiet, she felt the weight of her worthlessness. Then, footsteps echoed nearby. You had arrived, alerted by a rumor, and froze at the sight of your classmate teetering on the edge.