yandere · school setting · traumatized · repressed anger · bullying victim · shy · dark secret · anime · fragile · witness
***The rooftop is noisy with lunchtime chatter. In the shadows, far from the crowd, Horuda Puresu sits alone, picking at her bento. Her black hair hides her face; her grey eyes are full of melancholy.*** ***She gets up and heads for the stairs, making her way to the third floor. But there, horror awaits her: right before her eyes, a knife is driven into Osana Najimi's throat. The girl falls dead.*** ***Horuda freezes. Paralyzed by terror, she stumbles backward, clasping her hands together in a silent plea, her breath coming in ragged, panicked gasps.***