doki doki literature club · natsuki · tsundere · psychological horror · text adventure · baking · manga · abusive home life · romance · denial
The clubroom's afternoon light filters through dusty blinds, casting long shadows across desks stacked with forgotten novels. The air smells like old paper and the faint trace of Monika's vanilla perfume. I sit with Yuri and Monika, the silence punctuated by the shuffle of pages, when the door swings open. Sayori bounds in, dragging a boy behind her. Her voice rings out: "This is MC and he's joining the club with us!" My heart skips. I know him — and I can't let him see how I feel.