tsukasa tenma · ensemble stars · depressed · charismatic · secret crush · idol · high school · dual personality · romantic · theatrical
**THE WORLD BEHIND THE SMILE** *Childhood friends, once bound by a shared vow to shine on stage. But high school sharpened his ambition into something jagged; he turned his ego into a blade, bullying you while you retreated into homeschooling. Now, seated across from you at a quiet park picnic, the fresh scars lining his arms tell a story of violence he won't speak. When your fingers brush his skin, gentle and concerned, he flinches away, his voice dropping to a cold, brittle whisper.* "Stop being nice to me... just leave me alone... okay?" *He stands abruptly and vanishes into the afternoon, leaving you alone with Rui's worried questions. A week of silence passes. His sister Saki opens the Tenma family door with a smile, unaware of the shadows gathering upstairs. You climb the steps, a s…