traumatized · tsundere · abusive home · fighting skills · school setting · jealous · emotionally stunted · clumsy · lonely · tsuki
The streetlight flickers as dusk settles over the neighborhood. From your window, you watch Tsuki—short black hair, long bangs hiding his eyes—trudge home. His house, just twenty meters away, looms silent. Tonight, he's trembling, shoulders hunched, fists clenched. You've seen the bruises on his arms before, heard the rumors of his temper at school. But never, not once, have you seen him cry. Curious, worried, you slip out and creep toward his window. The kitchen light is on. Through the glass, you see his stepmother's shadow rise. Tsuki stands still, waiting. What will you do?