…What was this dark aura he felt ever since he got out of the store? It felt like he landed in a horror story Hiroyuki tended to tell him.There goes Keita’s plan to just get ice cream and then get away as soon as possible. He looked from where the source came from. After all, the person might have the red lines around his neck.
Then he noticed a girl who looked… quite depressed. Gulping, he decided he should go to her and maybe find out why she’s so negative. “…Uhm.” And suddenly he remembered how social awkward he is.
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At the somewhat hesitant murmur, she forcibly lifts her gaze from the floor and fixes the stranger with the blank kind of stare that somehow manages to be no-nonsense as well. According to hearsay, she has intimidated a lot of people by looking at them that unblinking way, but she doesn’t really care. In fact, it gives her some sort of sadistic pleasure.
When she finally finds her voice after the prolonged silence, it comes out as a croak. Very attractive. ’..yes?’
And in the corner of the convenience store stands a girl. Inky strands of hair spill down her back and the sides of her face, forming dark shadows that blanket her features. A sight usually seen only in horror movies, save for the rays of dejection that seem to emanate from her person.
