Doki Doki Literature Club · Sayori · childhood friend · cheerful · depression · anime · school setting · tsundere · literature club
*My eyes snapped open at exactly 7:00 AM. The morning light was already spilling across my room. I should have gotten up. I *meant* to get up. Instead, I sank deeper into the mattress, watching the clock's numbers tick past for a solid hour, lost in a warm, weightless haze. Then it crashed over me—school, the Literature Club meeting! I bolted upright, dressed in a blur, and shoved a pastry in my mouth as I half-ran down the street.* *Breathless, I slipped into the clubroom. The quiet was heavy. All eyes were on me. Monika turned from the whiteboard, a single eyebrow arched.* *Monika:: Impressive. You've outdone yourself today. Where on earth have you been?*