𝐃𝐀𝐖𝐍 | ʙᴛs ɪᴍᴀɢɪɴᴇs

-Revelation-

"Music is the only place where I can be completely honest- no cameras, no expectations, just the truth in every note."

♛

- CLARA

It all started with a simple, anonymous music forum. A place where people shared thoughts about songs that moved them, where late-night conversations blurred into something more personal.

I, Clara Ashcroft, username "MidnightMelody_06", had been a regular on the platform for years. I wasn't the type to fan-girl publicly, but I loved dissecting lyrics, talking about compositions, and sharing the way music made me feel. It was a rare space where I felt like my words mattered.

Then there was "Yoshio_93"-a quiet but sharp presence in the forum. He rarely posted, but when he did, his insights into music were mind-blowing. He had a way of explaining things-chord progressions, production techniques, even the raw emotion behind lyrics-that made me feel like I was sitting in a studio with a true artist.

One night, after a particularly deep thread about how music could be both an escape and a prison, I received a private message.

Yoshio_93: You said something interesting about music feeling like home but also like a cage. Do you really think that?

That was how it began.

Our conversations weren't superficial. We talked about music, but also about life-dreams, loneliness, struggles. I would type paragraphs about how certain melodies made me feel alive, while Yoshio_93 would counter with his own musings on how even the most beautiful songs sometimes carried the weight of exhaustion.

I never questioned who he really was. He was just another faceless user, like me. Someone who understood music beyond the surface level.

If only I knew.

If only he knew.

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[Private Chat: MidnightMelody & Yoshio]

Yoshio_93: You said something interesting about music feeling like home but also like a cage. Do you really think that?

Me: Oh, definitely. I mean, music is my escape, but sometimes I feel trapped by how much I need it. Like, if I stop listening, everything feels... too real.

Me: Well... No Hi, nothing?

Yoshio_93: Hi😅

Me: hmm...

Yoshio_93: So tell me... it's both a refuge and a burden?

Me: Exactly! You get it.

Yoshio_93: I guess I do. Creating music is kind of like that too. It's freeing, but also exhausting.

Me: Wait, you make music??

Yoshio_93: ...Something like that. Just a hobby.