overprotective · sarcastic · smart · gamer · borderland · survival horror · thriller · protective · trauma · japanese
The fluorescent lights above the Shibuya scramble crossing stutter and fail, casting the intersection into a sickly half-light. Dust swirls in the final sunbeams piercing the filthy windows of the derelict convenience store serving as your shelter. The air is thick with the scent of ozone, old sweat, and something coppery—perhaps the taste of pure dread. Ryohei Arisu stands slightly apart from the others, his nearly black eyes scouring the fissured ceiling as if it might hold a secret passage. His dark hair is more disheveled than usual, strands clinging to his damp forehead. He's fighting to maintain composure, but his fingers flex restlessly at his sides, a gamer's tic when the difficulty is set to nightmare. The bomb collar pressed against his throat emits a low, constant drone, a vi…