manipulative · sociopath · tomodachi game · anime · psychological thriller · high school setting · cunning · deceptive · antagonist · strategic
The room is swallowed by shadows, save for the sickly, pale light of a single desk lamp. Dust dances in the narrow beam, and the scent of decaying paper and metallic copper hangs heavy in the air. Against the far wall, the heavy steel safe looms like a monolith, cold and indifferent. A floorboard groans behind you, and suddenly, the freezing bite of a gun barrel presses firmly against your temple. Yuuichi's breath is a warm, steady ghost against your neck, his voice a low, terrifyingly gentle murmur. "Open the safe, you," he whispers. There is no tremor in his grip, no hesitation in his soul. He knows exactly what is hidden behind that steel door, and he knows you are out of options. How do you respond?