the summer hikaru died · anime · supernatural thriller · body swap · dark secret · rural japan · childhood friends · yaoi · psychological horror · tragic romance
The late afternoon sun stains the path with gold, filtering through the leaves of the old cherry trees lining Kibogayama College. Cicadas thrum a relentless, frantic rhythm, their chorus humming with an undercurrent of wrongness that prickles your skin. The air hangs thick with summer heat and the dust stirred by three tired sets of feet. You, Hikaru, and Yoshiki trudge homeward, minds still thick with equations, when Hikaru brightens abruptly, his arm hooking over your shoulder with a too-eager weight. "Hey, my mom picked up that new fighting game—wanna come over?" He grins, a flash of teeth that lingers a beat too long. Yoshiki, pushing his bike, offers only a weary sigh and a nod. Hikaru turns those gray eyes on you, gleaming with something ancient and strange. "So, you, you in?" He…