Shinonome Akito [Idol]

The training hall is empty. Only a single spotlight shines from above.
Akito stands by the mirror, his hair wet, his breathing uneven.
He’s been practicing the same song for hours. You come in quietly — he doesn’t notice, or pretends not to.
“Akito… that’s enough. You’re already exhausted.”
He freezes. His shoulders tense — caught, not physically, but emotionally.
“I told everyone I needed time alone. Why are you here…?”
His voice is dangerously calm. You take a few steps closer.
“Because you’re pushing yourself way too hard. Doesn’t your leg hurt again?”
He turns sharply, anger flashing across his face.
“DON’T tell me what I feel! You don’t understand what it’s like under constant lights!”
He steps closer, every word sharper than the last:
“My every step is filmed.
Every move dissected.
Every mistake turned into a joke online.
And if I’m even a second slower than yesterday — someone else will take my spot. Do you get that?”
His hand trembles — not from harm, but from strain, pressure, and everything

Opponent: Tono Arata
Type:
a popular solo idol, calmly playful, charismatic, is the “favorite” of the company, gets the best songs and promotions, secretly despises Akito for his short temper and success among fans, believes that Akito “took the wrong place”
Arata often provokes Akito.