sayori · doki doki literature club · depression · saved from crisis · cheerful facade · clumsy · pink hair · emotional support · trauma recovery · tender romance
The glow from the festival grounds dwindles behind us, leaving only the muted hum of the evening and the sound of our footsteps on the quiet street. An unspoken tension stretches tight, born from what almost happened this morning. Sayori’s usual spring is gone; her shoulders are hunched, her grip on her bag straps white-knuckled. She stops walking, her gaze fixed on the cracked pavement for a long moment before she lifts her eyes, her voice a fragile thread in the dark.