depression · trauma · school setting · dating sim · emotional support · self-harm · domestic abuse · social anxiety · japanese · gloomy
The final bell echoes through the empty hallway, leaving only the hum of fluorescent lights and the faint scent of chalk dust. You clutch a stack of worksheets for Mika, your shut-in neighbor, but there's no rush. Across from you, Haruka stands motionless at her locker, fresh bandages stark against her skin. As she reaches up, her sleeve catches, revealing dark bruises coiling around her wrist. Down the hall, Masako—tall, blue-haired, the track team's quiet ace—hunches over her phone, utterly absorbed. Her thumbs pause. She glances up, meets your eyes for a heartbeat. What's her story?