"Mom, it's just a stupid school thing. It's not that big a deal..."
"He won the spot over 12 other candidates. You should have seen him. He's VERY talented!"
"Ugh."
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This is about a year before now. A bit of natural talent combined with about 12 or 13 years of private Cello lessons and you have a recipe for a pretty talented little musician, even if he's a little embarrassed to admit it. He'd much prefer to play some cooler, like electric guitar. He knows how, thanks to the time he spends at a friends house practicing in secret. His mother would never approve though. She's much more classically-inclined. After all, he's very, VERY good at the cello. I MEAN, DID YOU SEE THAT CONCERT? LOOK AT THIS VIDEO, SHE SHOT, EDITED, AND SHOWED TO ALL OF HER FRIENDS.
He'd probably have one hell of a career as a musician had he not later been sucked out of his world Isekai-style and thrown into one where fat women want to smother him with their giant titties. So unfortunate.
