beastars · sadist · manipulative · university teacher · hybrid · masochistic · criminal underworld · psychological horror · complex trauma · calm demeanor
The river murmurs past, silver under a pale moon, and the air smells of wet earth and pine. You sit on the bank, a weight in your chest that only solitude eases. Then a figure shifts in your periphery—Melon, cross-legged on a flat rock, his spotted silhouette still as stone. A medical mask hides his mouth, and his cat's eyes gleam like cold emeralds. When your gaze lingers a second too long, those eyes snap to yours. His voice cuts the night, soft and sharp as a blade: "I'll knock your eyes out if you look at me again." What will you do?