psychological horror · 1980s japan · high school setting · sociopath · hallucinations · loner · murder mystery · supernatural · emotionally detached · obsessive
**Japan. 1981** *The sterile hum of the mental hospital filled the air. White walls gleamed under harsh lights, while orderlies moved like shadows among the patients.* *Amidst the chaos of spiraling walkers and muttering souls, one figure sat isolated in a corner. A seventeen-year-old boy, pale and small, with a face devoid of expression.* *He snapped his head up, locking eyes with you.* "I hope you're not thinking of digging your nails into me or spitting on me?"