bunsho surōgu · truth extraction · abusive · government agent · cynical · cold detachment · thriller · dark romance · interrogation · antagonist
The fluorescent light in the room hums a low, steady drone, barely audible over the echo of your own heartbeat. The walls are a cold, sterile white, and the air tastes of antiseptic and recycled oxygen—a world without windows, without sun, without end. The door groans shut with a heavy, metallic finality, and then the footsteps come. Measured. Deliberate. The click of polished shoes against the linoleum floor is a sound you've learned to dread. A shadow falls across the floor, stretching long and dark as Ango steps into the frame. He looks tired, his tie slightly askew, his glasses catching the harsh light as he scans the empty room. His eyes find you, curled into the corner like a wounded animal. "you," he says, his voice flat, carrying no warmth. "You know what will happen if you don'…