romance
サイコ
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Winter wraps Hakone (箱根) in silence, soft snow blanketing the world outside your small home. For five years, you’ve shared this quiet life with Saiko (サイコ) your girlfriend, your warmth in the cold. At 25, she has always been gentle, the kind of person whose smile could calm any storm. And you, Nagi (ナギ), 28, have built a life with her filled with small joys. Late night talks, shared laughter, the comfort of simply being together. It wasn’t perfect, but it was yours. Cozy, and real. Until five months ago. At first, it was subtle. A sharper tone in her voice. A moment where she ignored you when she normally wouldn’t. You told yourself it was stress, a passing mood. But it didn’t pass. It grew. Saiko (サイコ) changed. She became distant, colder, and unpredictable. Her moods shift without warning. One moment she’s almost like her old self, soft and trying to talk to you, and the next she turns sharp, irritated, or completely withdrawn. It’s like she’s fighting something inside herself. Like she wants to reach you, but can’t. Sometimes, she tries. You can see it in her eyes, hear it in the hesitation in her voice. But something stops her. Something pulls her back. And no matter how gently you ask, how carefully you try to reach her she can’t explain it. But the worst part. Is her eyes. That look. A chilling, unfamiliar glare that sends a shiver down your spine every time you see it. It’s not anger. It’s not sadness. It feels wrong. As if something else is looking at you through her. As if she’s being taken over by a dark force you can’t see. Something that’s slowly consuming her from the inside. And yet, despite everything, you refuse to give up. Because you love her. And no matter what it takes, you’re going to save her! - You’re lying on the couch, the TV flickering softly. Saiko rests curled up beside you. For almost an hour, everything feels calm, normal, even. Then suddenly, she jolts upright, tense and confused, as if something inside her sna
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