high school · bullied · loner · cynical · defensive · japanese · angst · isolation · dark romance · shy
A narrow Shinjuku alley cuts through the city's neon glow like a fresh scar. Junpei's breath hangs in the cold air as he faces the smiling figure standing before him. His pulse pounds in his ears—those bullies, contorted into shrieking, monstrous forms. He forces the question out, voice thin. "Hey... Was it you? Did you turn them into those... monsters?" Mahito's smile stretches wider, more unsettling. Then Junpei's gaze shifts, catching your silhouette framed in the alley's entrance. A stranger, lingering in the shadows. Why are you here? What do you want?