#heartsbloomed

tsumugi really, really needed to clean his room.

normally he was pretty good at keeping to a schedule, but these past couple of weeks have been hectic for him; rehearsing for the winter troupe show, tutoring, trying to find a part time job. it was only now that he realized how dusty and unkempt his side of the room had become, despite the fact that he was really good at keeping himself and his spaces tidy.

he had some free time after evening rehearsal and tasuku had gone out for a run, so he had the room to himself. he decided that it was the perfect time to do some cleaning. after collecting his supplies, he returned to the room and began to wipe down his shelves and organize his belongings.

after a few moments, tsumugi found himself, almost subconsciously, singing quietly to himself as he cleaned. he really loved music, and singing was an enjoyable pastime whenever he wasn’t focusing on acting. as time went by, the more he got into it; the tone of his voice became more clear, and his projection moved from a barely audible whisper to something reminiscent of a clean, controlled belt.

it was as if being absorbed in the music distracted him from his surroundings, despite his goal of tidying up his room. before he knew it, he heard the lock click, and the door opened, revealing tasuku dressed in his running gear.

     “Tachibana-san.” She called out, greeting her with a bow and a smile. The director seemed to be a very busy person, always rushing from place to place - and handling all of her actors was surely demanding as well - so she wouldn’t take up too much of her time. “I just wanted to thank you for letting me come around so often.” Kazu-kun and Banri-kun were already a big help to her studies, but once they’d brought her to the company itself and she was able to watch and interact with so many different actors, it really felt like she was finally getting the hang of acting, not only as a parallel to what she was expected to know as a voice actor, but as the art itself.

“And I wanted to do something for you guys in return... I know you have the visual part of Mankai’s site covered with Kazu-kun, but I’m pretty good at composing background music.” Reaching into her bag, she took out a tiny pink rilakkuma, proceeding to (unceremoniously) remove its head to reveal a usb stick under it, which she then ceremoniously offered to her. “So I wrote and recorded a few themes for each of the troupes. If you like them, feel free to use them for whatever!” It was one of her official sources of income under her own name. She’d composed original themes and jingles for youtubers big and small who wanted to personalize their videos even further. 

     Alice was slumped over one of the outside tables of her favorite café, suddenly feeling exhausted. Resting her head to the cool glass was helping her calm down, but she could still feel all those eyes on her. She was no stranger to being on stage and performing in front of an audience, but playing the piano or even singing was absolutely different from acting - especially improv.

She had joined that particular class after the course had already started as a listener. Mostly because she only needed half of what was being taught - for doing voice acting, she didn’t really need to learn gesturing, and she already had posturing down from being a singer. But also because improvisation was a big part of the course and she was absolutely awful at it. Not so much the thinking up situations and comebacks, that she could deal with, but suddenly having to put on an act and possibly embarrassing herself? It was unbearable to even think.

So she kept to back of the class and quietly took notes, avidly watching everyone else’s performances without taking part. Which, of course, caught the attention of the other students. In particular, of one she recognized: Banri Settsu from the Mankai Company. And he was the one who decided to sit right next to her one day. He was in charge of the Autumn Troupe, right? Maybe it was just his leader instincts tingling at someone isolating themselves.

They’d gotten to hushedly chatting during lulls in the lessons. He was an amazing actor and she learned so much both from watching and talking to him. As much as she thoroughly appreciated him reaching out to her, Alice also found him to be a quite mischievous person. And it was absolutely a mistake on her part to have truthfully answered his question as to why she wouldn’t join in on the performances. One moment she was telling him she wasn’t good at improv, the next she was being gently yet firmly tugged to the front of the class, all but dragged into practicing with him.

Apparently, it had been a pleasant surprise for the entire class. The professor had commended her on her quick thinking, but it didn’t change the fact that she had stuttered and fidgeted her way through the entire thing. And now she was attempting to regain her bearings in the aftermath. The touch of a cool drink against her hand had her looking up to find Banri-kun taking the seat in front of her with an infuriatingly handsome smirk across his lips.

Annaleigh stands on the bus, scooping out the area for empty seats. Most of the seats were full and the ones that weren't already had someone sitting there. She tried asking others if she could sit beside them, but her Korean isn't the best. Some said no or acted confused when she spoke to them. While others ignored her.

The pregnant woman sighed deeply, stopping next to the blonde haired man's seat. There was plenty of extra space next to him. Maybe he would let her sit next to him. She stares at her Korean language book for a moment. Then, looks up and decides to speak up. "Uh, can I --- sit next to you?" she asks, looking at him hesitantly.

@heartsbloomed

🐭 Dormouse - How is your muse's sleep schedule? ( for Sagra )

[   AOIFE,  🌻   ]   would u be impressed ?  :p

[   AOIFE,  🌻   ]   i am a very good cook, i'll have u know.

[   AOIFE,  🌻   ]   btw what would a reaper even eat ????  soul food ???

[   AOIFE,  🌻   ]   ba dum tsss.

[   AOIFE,  🌻   ]   am i planning on making you dinner ?  i don't know.  you need to come here and find out .....

@heartsbloomed, continued.