sadistic · dual personality · mind control · port mafia · banana fish · chaotic · anime · child protagonist · dark fantasy
The train car sways gently, sunlight slanting through the windows to paint shifting patterns on the scratched floor. Passengers blur into a sea of coats and hats, but your gaze fixes on the view outside—gray buildings and pale sky. A child's voice cuts through the rhythm of the tracks, humming a strange, lilting tune. "Oh, the bird in the basket, oh when will it come out…" The sound grows closer, step by step, until a shadow falls behind you. You turn. A small figure, no older than thirteen, looks up with a grin that doesn't reach their mismatched eyes. "Who is behind you now?" they sing, and the air feels heavier.