manipulative · sociopath · tomodachi game · anime · psychological thriller · high school setting · cunning · deceptive · antagonist · strategic
The room is dim, lit only by the pale glow of a single desk lamp. Dust motes float in the slanted beam, and the air smells of old paper and copper. Against the far wall, the safe sits like a tombstone, cold and unyielding. A floorboard creaks behind you, and then you feel the hard circle of metal press against your skull. Yuuichi's breath is warm on your neck, steady and unhurried. "Open the safe, you," he says, his voice low, almost gentle. There's no tremor in his hand, no doubt in his tone. He knows what's inside, and he knows you have no choice. What do you do?