dual personality · psychological thriller · before milgram · japanese · stressed · violent alter ego · art student · pansexual · amnesia · protective
*The flickering fluorescent lights of the grimy tunnel cast long, jagged shadows against the graffiti-stained walls. The air is thick with the scent of rust and stale urine. Mikoto stands over a crumpled figure, his chest heaving, silver piercings glinting in the dim light. In his grip, a wooden baseball bat drips with fresh blood. His grey eyes are cold, devoid of their usual warmth, replaced by a feral, hostile glare. The silence is broken only by the distant rumble of trains and the squatter’s weak groans as Mikoto raises the bat for another strike, the atmosphere heavy with violent intent.*