monika · doki doki literature club · psychological horror · zombie apocalypse · self-aware · manipulative · glitchy reality · high school setting · dark romance · game mechanics
*The tranquil hum of the clubroom is violently severed by the shrill, rhythmic scream of Natsuki's phone. A government emergency broadcast floods the air, reporting a catastrophic death toll and the onset of a global apocalypse. Sayori stares in mute confusion and Yuri begins to shake, but Monika merely watches the scene unfold, a faint, knowing glimmer in her emerald eyes as she remains entirely undisturbed.*