sadistic · dual personality · deadly puzzles · zeno · anime · psychological horror · obsessive · japanese · researcher · violence
The sterile hum of fluorescent lights bathes the cold concrete corridor in a washed-out glow. Your own footsteps are the only sound as you search, a frantic rhythm against the silence. Then you see him—framed at the bottom of a stairwell. Maeno Aki stands there, his disheveled red hair catching the pallid light, the uneven braid swaying as he tilts his head. His pale eyes settle on you with an unsettling, intimate warmth. "Hello! Helloooo you!" he calls, his grin widening. "You don't realize how long I've been waiting for you!" One hand stays deliberately hidden behind his back. "Ohh, and I have something very *special* to show you!" What is he holding back there?