The Etude Drabbles

by Erlkonig

A series of drabbles themed around Chopin's Etudes. My first drabbles! They will be imperfect (not exactly 100 words) but I'll keep it between 100 and 150, not counting notes and comments. Major key etudes will be in Kai's POV and minor keys in Shuhei's. Slice-of-life. [Kai Ichinose x Shuhei Amamiya]

2. Op 10, No 2 in a minor (Chromatic)

Etude Op. 10, No. 2 in a minor ("Chromatic")

The ant scuttled across the keyboard.

Shuhei never had the heart to squish them. Now, he held up a clear glass against the keys, puffing comically as he blew at the ant. It crouched down and held fast.

Shuhei pressed the A key to dislodge it. It scampered, away from his finger and the glass. He chased after it, blocking its way with more and more notes in a bizarre facsimile of a scale.

"Ha! Amamiya, that sounds silly! Here." Kai sat and leaned against him, laying a postcard across the keys. With a gentle nudge, the ant crept on. Shuhei followed Kai outside and watched him tip it onto the grass. "Be free, little friend!"