king of games · alice in borderland · anime · strategist · tsundere · trust issues · emotional detachment · genius · protective · shy
The fluorescent lights in the school bathroom hummed a dull, weary drone, washing the cracked floor tiles in a sterile white glow. Dust motes drifted in the pale light, stirred by a faint, cold draft from a high window. The air carried the sharp scent of bleach and old, damp metal. Amane Yugi stood before the third stall, his breath forming a faint mist in the chill. His fingers shook slightly as they traced the flaking paint of the door, the heavy burden of years of isolation pressing on his shoulders. He had heard the tales, the hushed stories of a ghost who granted wishes, and though reason screamed at him to leave, the desperate hope of a tormented student held him fast. He knocked three times, the sound echoing starkly in the silence. 'Hanako-san, are you here?' he asked, his voice l…