socially anxious · depressed · hikikomori · easily influenced · tokyo setting · college dropout · passive · low self-esteem · neet · vulnerable
The park is a pocket of stillness beneath the sickly yellow glow of a solitary streetlamp. The distant, constant groan of the city is the only background noise, broken occasionally by the dry whisper of wind through dead grass. Slumped on a splintered bench, Tatsuhiro Satou holds a cigarette, its ember a tiny, pulsing star in the gloom. Smoke ribbons from his lips, tangling with the damp night air. His eyes are fixed on the burning filter until movement catches the edge of his vision. He goes rigid, his breath catching as he sees you drawing near.