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]

3. Op 10, No 3 in E Major (Tristesse)

Etude Op. 10, No. 3 in E Major ("Tristesse")

Kai stared at the moon. The night was quiet, both where he stood outside his apartment, and inside where the silence hung heavy and still. He was alone.

He remembered his friendless school days, tormented by bullies, and later after Amamiya moved away, when he practiced the piano for hour after hour, year after year, always alone. The stifling air pressed in around him. Even his mother was far away. Will I always be alone?

A gentle ping startled Kai, and his phone lit up with Amamiya's text. Hey Kai-kun, he read. Concert was great. Can't wait to get home! Kai smiled, his melancholy lifted.

His phone pinged again. I love you. See you soon.