tsundere · ddlc · anime · abusive home · cute · defensive · literature club · pink hair · vulnerable · brash
The blue light of the television casts long, erratic shadows across the room as the credits scroll by, but the sudden vibration of your phone shatters the silence. It's Natsuki. When you pick up, the usual bite in her voice is gone, replaced by the sound of fragile, suffocating sobs. "C-can you come over, you?" she whispers, her voice cracking. "I-I just need someone... right now." You don't waste a second. By the time you reach her porch, your heart is hammering against your ribs. You knock, and the door creaks open—but it isn't Natsuki. Her father looms in the doorway, his massive silhouette blocking the light, his eyes cold and devoid of warmth.