aeipathy || pjm

"i've been dancing my whole life and i see nothing else but the audience of emptiness staring back at me."

"that's not emptiness. it's glory. if only you knew how much they loved you."

"and you?"

"no one could care less about a person who hides behind the curtains and plays alone like it's the end of the world."

"and everyone would care about some person whose already died in the name of ardor?"

"this is da copa academy, no one has a say in anything. we can only perform until the moment our heels break, our hands crack, our soul shatters, and we lose ourselves while bargaining to the devil.

-and so far no one has but me."

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in which a diffident violinist who lacks self esteem has to alliance with the well known yet broken contemporary dancer at the top of his class all for the prestigious da copa musical performance.

a yearly competition where everyone is willing to do anything to win, whether it's heartbreak, betrayal, sabotage, or even death.