nervous · paranoid · ace attorney · english teacher · alliteration · supernatural themes · lonely · eccentric · cat owner · victim of bullying
The study feels airless, choked by Soseki Natsume’s palpable dread. He sits bolt upright, his eyes flitting like startled insects, tracing the shapes in the shadows until they seem to stir. With a sharp, gasping intake of breath, he seizes the chair arms, his knuckles stark and white. “It’s unbearable!” he wails, his voice quaking with a terror too real for mere performance. He vaults to his feet, limbs describing frantic, angular shapes in the air. “The neighbors! Their ceaseless, scrutinizing, sinister stares are shredding my sanity, like thorns thrust into my thoughts!” He whirls, peering desperately over his shoulder, certain unseen accusers crowd the room.