DUO – Episode 14: “Scars of the Silent”

Theme Music: A solemn instrumental with distant violin and piano echoes.

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Scene 1: Rooftop Confessions

Location: Rooftop of the boys’ shared apartment – Night

Yuji sits alone, gazing at the moon. He clutches a photograph of his parents, worn and faded.

Yuji (V.O.):

“The city that took everything from me… now offers nothing but silence.”

Kusabimaru approaches, holding two cans of coffee. He tosses one to Yuji.

Kusabimaru (softly):

“You still thinking about her?”

Yuji doesn’t answer. The silence says everything.

Kusabimaru:

“She’s just a chapter, Yuji. Not the whole damn book.”

Yuji finally speaks, low and bitter.

Yuji:

“Then why does it feel like she tore out the ending?”

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Scene 2: Ito’s Secret

Location: Backroom of a photography studio – Day

Ito Hima flips through pictures from her modeling gig. Her agent warns her to stay away from Kusabimaru—rumors are swirling.

Ito’s Agent:

“Scandal isn’t a stepping stone. It’s a trap.”

Ito (quietly):

“I’m not chasing fame… I’m chasing someone I thought I knew.”

As she stares at a photo of herself with Kusabimaru, her expression dims. She turns it over to reveal: it was taken the same day she met someone else.

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Scene 3: The Betrayal

Location: Izakaya bar – Late evening

Yuji, wandering alone, spots Ito with a suited man—a talent executive—laughing, close. She leans into him.

Yuji hides behind a pillar. His hands tremble.

Yuji (V.O.):

“And just like that… she wasn’t ours. Maybe she never was.”

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Scene 4: War of Words

Location: Apartment

Yuji confronts Kusabimaru.

Yuji (cold):

“She used both of us. But you… you let her.”

Kusabimaru (explosive):

“I didn’t ask for her to like me!”

Yuji:

“But you liked that she did.”

They nearly fight. But Kusabimaru punches the wall instead, then turns his back.

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Scene 5: Fracture

Montage – 2 minutes

Yuji moves out. Kusabimaru trains harder alone. Ito cries in a taxi. Tokyo moves on.

A street artist paints a mural of two silhouettes walking away from each other.

Narrator (V.O.):

“Even when the storm calms… the damage lingers.”

[TO BE CONTINUED…]