Michiko's Symphony
It was a habit she'd built so carefully, over so many years, that she'd never once had to think about it—until today, when following it would have meant letting go of Rimba's hand first.
But today, her footsteps carried her down the main walkway with an entirely different rhythm altogether.
Beside her, Rimba walked with one hand tucked casually into the pocket of his leather jacket, while his other hand held her fingers tightly.
The contrast was too obvious for anyone passing by to ignore. Michi, in her cream knit cardigan, neat black midi skirt, and the aura of a model student known for years as cold and entirely untouchable. On her right, Rimba—the campus band's vocalist, with his careless