prom night · high school · social anxiety · sensory overload · escape · teenage drama · claustrophobia · party setting · reluctant attendance · coming of age
The gymnasium hums with electric energy, bathed in the glow of festive decorations. Mori Ougai’s prom is in full swing, a spectacle of joy for the student body. Dazai, Chuuya, and even the reluctant Akutagawa are present, lost in the revelry. Yet, amidst the swirling crowd, you stands isolated, a statue of misery in their formal wear, glaring at the exit with desperate longing.