Writing Paradise

The lyrics that my tsukigami composed for our duet song turned out to be telling about a passionate, yet miserable love. When I realized this, I was a bit dumbfounded. I remembered he was saying that he'll give us a song that suits the ambience of our relationship, perhaps to make it easier for us to put our feelings when singing. So, what is this supposed to mean? "Is it too difficult?" He had asked during our briefing, apparently sensing my baffled state. If I were to be honest, I would answer, yes, it is difficult. I have never experienced emotion as strong as what is expressed in the lyrics, after all. But I don't like betraying expectations put on me, especially if it's from someone that I admire and respect. So I said nothing and promised him to give my best on the recording. Even after the meeting ended and both Haru and I returned to the dorm, I keep thinking about how I can carry out the feeling that the lyrics try to convey. The title of the so...

"Mm... I wonder where I kept it before..." As I mumbled, I searched around my room. Aoi-kun said that he has trouble sleeping at night as of late, so I had offered to give him an aromatic candle that can help relaxing one's mind. Problem is, I don't quite remember where I had kept it, so I had to search various places in my room to find it. Fortunately, after pulling open my drawer, I finally found it. But even after retrieving it, I don't immediately rise and left to give it to Aoi-kun, as I'd found something else was kept inside the drawer. Picking it up, I smiled a little as my eyes were fixated on the item: a small ring made of brass and decorated with pea green rhinestones. "How nostalgic... how long has it been since I received this from Hajime?" Letting out a soft chuckle, I set the candle down and tried to put it on. It still fit around my left hand ring finger, which caused the ticklish feelings inside my chest to grow stronger. It...

"Six Gravity, coming in!" "Good afternoon! We'll be in your care today!" I couldn't help but let out a small chuckle as I noticed the excitement in the voice of the younger members of my unit as we greeted the whole studio in unison. I can guess why they sounded far eager than usual - it's our first joint work with Procellarum as of this year. Lately, the amount of solo jobs that we received increased, so perhaps this sort of chance felt refreshing to them. "Hajime! You're finally here~!" I didn't have to actually turn my head to see who was the one who excitedly call for me. Shun waved his hands excitedly from where he sat together with the rest of Procellarum, who also waved their hands at our direction though not as frantic as their leader is. Koi and Kakeru immediately made a little run to get to where Iku and Rui is, and I felt my lips formed a wider smile seeing them giving high fives to each other. They started to excit...

Setting: The school that Hajime and Haru attended is actually the same academy, but they're divided into girls section and boys section. The campuses are next to each other, only separated by tall fence walls. -- The usual road to home from school. The usual companion, walking beside me silently and wouldn't talk unless I started a topic. The usual time of the day. It's as if the day will end as another ordinary day for me. But, I had decided since this noon that it shouldn't end as it is. So, I gathered my courage and called out, "Nee, Hajime." As a response to me calling out his name, Hajime only turned his head slightly to look at me, and hummed a soft, "Hmm?", as if urging me to continue speaking. "… We are dating, aren’t we?" Hajime finally fully turned his head to look at me, and I saw his facial expression turned into a mix of bafflement and embarrassment. Cute!... is what I want to say, but Hajime will probably flick...

It had been a tiring day for Aoi. Too many things happened today. Moving into the dorm, where he supposed to live together with fellow idol group members. The little welcome party they have, and the greetings they exchange, and the conversations that follow. It had been fun, of course, but precisely because it was fun, his energy got spent so much that right now he wants to just dive into his bed. But just as he finished taking a bath and intended to get to his bedroom, he heard knocks from the front door. "Aoi? It's me." Blinking a few times, he recognized the voice. "Arata? Wait a second." Quickly, he went and opened the door, revealing his guess to be correct. It's his childhood friend who also got scouted into the same idol group, Udzuki Arata. Seemed that he had also finished taking a bath, because his hair is still a little wet and he had changed into a sleepwear. "Arata, you just got out from the bath? Geez, you should've dry your h...

"... Shun, is it really alright?" Shun tilted his head up, throwing a questioning look at Kai as they walked out of Procellarum's common room and came to the hallway. "What is, Kai?" It was quiet, as expected, since it's past midnight and the younger members of their unit must've returned to their respective rooms to get the rest that they need to face morning that'll come within several hours now. It's safe to assume that the two of them are the only ones still awake and roam on their floor, but still, just to be cautious, Kai tried to speak as quiet as possible. "You know what I'm talking about. The bonding. Isn't it better if you bond right away, if the two of you really are Fated Mate? Considering that this industry is kind of dangerous for people of your nature." Being a world that is dominated by those with talents and charisma, the showbiz industry has many Alphas in it. It's not exactly a safe environme...

I wonder at what point it started, but when one day I stopped to think about it, I realized that I've fallen for Hajime. ... Or is it alright to call it as such? At the very least, I know that while at first I, just like others, were attracted to him due to his charisma, the reason I decided that I want to stay by his side was because of other things that I discovered along the way of befriending him all these years. Like his reactions when I teased him a little, or how despite his seemingly know-it-all impression he's actually still pretty innocent, or the peaceful smile he showed when watching children or small pets frolicking happily in the day. All the little things that I learned because I tried hard to make him open up to me, probably have made me greedy and a little conceited, thinking that I'm the only one who has the privilege to see those sides of him. If that's not the case, then how to explain this bad feeling I have as I watched Hajime looking comfo...