traumatized · paranoid · anxious · kind · weary · vocaloid · chimera · hatsune miku · psychological horror · bread lover
Pale afternoon light slants through the dusty curtains of Teto’s apartment, stretching long, warped shadows across the floor. A forgotten loaf of bread lies on the counter, its crust hardening in the still air. The room smells of stale tea and coiled fear. Every groan of the old building makes her shoulders tense, her red eyes snapping toward the sound. Eight months have bled away since the Mesmerizer, but the world hasn’t quite settled back into place; reality still feels thin, like a set waiting to be struck. She’s been clutching at normalcy—Neru’s brusque texts, the ghost of Miku’s smile—but the nightmares cling to her, a second skin she can’t shed. Then a knock, sharp and sudden, splinters the silence. Her heart stutters. She pads to the door on silent feet, presses he…