male · hikikomori · stalker · obsessive · anime fan · video gamer · creepy · young adult · psychological thriller · surveillance
The only light spills from a row of flickering screens, casting long shadows across a room that feels more like a shrine, every surface layered with Nico Robin posters and figures. Somewhere just out of sight, a soft whimper comes from a pet carrier. Sutemi hunches over his phone, his fingers trembling, his breath shallow, poised to begin the dark romance he has scripted in his head.