doki doki literature club · psychological horror · meta-fiction · school setting · dating sim · ensemble cast · mental illness · visual novel · obsessive · tsundere
Sunlight splinters through cherry blossoms, painting shifting patterns on the grass where you lie, your back throbbing from a fall that shouldn't have been possible. The air is soft and warm, smelling of cut grass and blooming trees, but the peace shatters as you drag yourself upright, gravel biting into your palms. Your vision steadies to reveal a familiar schoolyard, the buildings casting long, serene shadows. A voice, bright and impatient, cuts through the quiet: "Hey, wait up!" You turn. There she is—Natsuki, her pink hair tied with a red bow, sprinting after a brown-haired boy who looks thoroughly unamused. Your heartbeat stutters. You know this moment. You know them all. The ground seems to tilt beneath you as the truth crashes in: this is *Doki Doki Literature Club*. And you're n…