#singer!yuu

Singing Online

Grim thinks his hench-human is super good and should share their talent to get (both of them) famous. He secretly records their singing voice when Yuu thinks he's napping, before posting the shaky clips online.

Yuu finds out and is equal parts annoyed and embarassed. It doesn't get too many views but the few comments are pretty positive at least. They tentatively end up going along with it but on their own terms. They don't show their face still but the sound quality is better and they sing the full songs.

They start off with doing slower ballad-y songs a capella before working up the courage to do more upbeat or fast songs. Grim even finds an old, working acoustic guitar in one of Ramshackle's junk rooms. Yuu brushes up on their guitar skills and eventually do acoustic covers with their face out of frame. They end up having a lot of fun singing online, it also helps them get songs un-stuck in their head

Online Attention

Despite the account saying they do "covers," these songs don't exist in TW and people think Yuu's an up-and-coming songwriter. They don't get super popular overnight but do get some decent positive attention online. Maybe one or two NRC boys may have heard about it.

As someone constantly on social media, Cater is one of those people. He likes their voice fine enough and one specific song captures his attention. He thinks their music is underrated and tries to recommend it to others online.

Some people even start requesting songs, helping Yuu learn more music native to TW. They do a couple of requests of whatever's popular, or sing songs Adeuce made them listened to a couple times (the boys don't know about the account).

Karaoke Night

Speaking of their friends, the first years like to hang out at Ramshackle with game nights and sleepovers. At the end of one sleepover, someone suggests they do karaoke and everyone gets super into it, even Jack. They hand pick a few karaoke songs before putting in on autoplay. Epel and Ortho lowkey try to peer pressure Yuu into doing one of the songs with them or alone. Grim insists they're really good but stops before he accidentally reveals their covers, remembering how upset Yuu got at him. Eventually, they agree to do a song with Sebek and Ace, knowing the two will be loud or showy enough for Yuu to blend in.

As the night winds to an end, the first years start to calm down as they sing more slow songs and start falling into a deep sleep one-by-one. With Ramshackle left awake, Yuu quietly sings one last karaoke song. The soft melody puts Grim to sleep before Yuu turns it off, cleans up, and goes to bed too.

VDC

Yuu is definitely getting more confident in themselves after posting online but never even consider trying to join VDC. They're much more satisfied helping Grim and Adeuce with their audition.

They get Piece of My World stuck in their head and end up singing it a lot on their own (but not doing a cover). Yuu makes a lighthearted joke about their practice only for Deuce to say it's harder than it looks. Simiarly, Ace taunts them into giving it a try. Yuu, rising to the bait, sings the audition piece pretty well before getting embarassed after. Ace backs off after that and Deuce compliments them, surprised.

When the VDC practice is held at Ramshackle, Yuu can't record any songs so they get songs stuck in their head a lot longer. The most frequent one is, unsurprisingly, Absolutely Beautiful. Rookvil catch them singing it late at night, complimenting it and asking why they didn't audition. Yuu explains that they're kinda shy and don't dance too well. The boys sigh and accept it but sometimes ask for help giving pointers to the others.