#phantomtorched

[kidwcnder]

His smile widened a bit as a hand sheepishly toyed with his red hair in response. Guitar lessons from the only girl who had a real interest in the instrument sounded like a dream true to him. He didn't need to think twice about it since she was offering to teach him as well.

"Sure, I don't mind. We can start right now, but um... I don't know how different an acoustic guitar is from a bass." He admitted, gaze flickering over to the guitar on her person. "If you could show me, we could start practicing now. Better now than later, right?"

"Really? I'm so glad!"

Somehow, Tatsu always seems to know just the right thing to say to encourage Ayaka. Knowing that her passion can be heard in her music is something that makes her happy, and even a little excited. She's always been someone who tends to shy away from social interaction and gets nervous around people, so she had been a little worried it wouldn't show...

"I'd love to hear you play, Tatsu-san." she responds to his offer with a smile.

"Thank you. Maybe I'll even be able to teach you a song or two, too! ...If you don't mind, that is."

[shadowedresolve]

gently slides my sideblog @phantomtorched in front of you all............. there's no pressure to follow of course, but i'd really like to try writing ayaka there atm, so if you ARE interested feel free to check it out!

[shadowedresolve]

also reminder that i now have a sideblog for persona 5 x muses over at @phantomtorched! no pressure if you're not interested, of course, and it's very much speculative in nature, but. it's there. :P

[shadowedresolve]

.......i caved. you can now find (an au portrayal of) aran over at @phantomtorched, my new sideblog where i'm temporarily placing p5x muses before we learn more about their official canon. help me.

[kidwcnder]

Sometimes, he felt bad for her. It's like he was the only one who truly paid attention to her playing while everyone else were spectators who didn't stay for longer than two minutes. He had seen how disappointed she can be despite the smile on her face. He clapped for her when she finished once again, a kind smile on his face.

"That was great! I could feel your passion as you played, Ayaka-san, so you have nothing to worry about. You know, I play the bass at my music school club, and I could teach you a song or two if you want. Maybe that can boost your confidence, and more people will come around?" It never hurt to try, in his opinion. Helping out his bonds and friends was part of the contract he had made.

When Ayaka smiles at Tatsu, the uncertainty that had been there until a second ago seems to have drained out of her a little more.

"Thank you for listening!" she exclaims, and truth be told, her heart is beating faster after her performance - but it's not a bad kind of feeling at all. If anything, the thrill of knowing he's heard her song is exciting, even if she's not quite sure she'd have the same reaction if it were anyone else listening.

"What did you think? I know I need to practice more, but... I'm pretty happy with it right now."

@kidwcnder ( starter! )