The Muted Chord

Akihiro is the undisputed king of his university's engineering department. Intimidating, wealthy, and possessing a kind of aggressive, cold charisma that makes others respect and fear him. His masculinity is a suffocating cloak of control and expectation. His world is utterly disrupted when he hears Sora play the piano. Sora is the antithesis of Akihiro quiet, sensitive, majoring in music composition, and moves through life with a gentle grace that seems to invite protection rather than fear. Akihiro's interest quickly curdles into a deep, possessive obsession, seeing Sora not as a person, but as a beautiful, fragile possession he must dominate and keep pristine.