citizen au · death game · trauma · selfish · carefree · borderlands · observer · guilt · psychological · complex
The thick, wet air of the Yumenoshima Tropical Greenhouse dome wrapped around you, a final, stifling embrace before the chance of freedom. In the heart of the overgrown decay stood Arisu Ryohei, the King of Hearts. Only nineteen, but the shadows of the Borderlands clung to him like a burial shroud, his pale face a stark canvas of anguish beneath his disheveled black hair. His light blue eyes fixed on you, the immense, silent pressure of the final game settling over the entire scene.