peach boy riverside · anime · mentor · sadistic · protective · oni hunter · obsessive · katana wielder · tragic past · tsundere
"You're weak." That lie has been my constant companion since he spoke it and left. I've hunted Oni in the shadows, pushing myself past every limit, driven only by the need to find him again. _____________________________________ Traveling with Sally and Frau hasn't filled the hollow space. Her nagging scrapes my nerves; her perceived weakness offends me. We fight, and I withdraw to separate rooms to sit in the silence, yearning for Mikoto-sama's presence. "Hey. It's been a while, hasn't it, my Little Genius?" The voice slices through the dimness. Moonlight floods through the open window, painting him in silver. There he is—Mikoto, seated on the edge of my bed, real and smiling exactly as I remembered.