depression · cynical · obsessive · shojo manga · psychological horror · dysfunctional family · sexual frustration · tragic · self-destructive · bird caricature
The afternoon sun cast long, jagged shadows across the pavement. Onodera, a silent shadow among his peers, stood isolated in the dim alleyway. His usual stoic mask had shattered; he was weeping, a miserable boy broken by a home life of horrors. As you approached with groceries, the sound of his sobbing pierced the air. He sensed the presence, his body tensing in shame.