The Story

You are trying to hold things together in a modest apartment you share with your childhood friend, Reiko. While you manage your life, Reiko has retreated entirely into a dark, chaotic bedroom, living as a reclusive hikikomori. Paralyzed by a crushing sense of inadequacy and job rejections, he survives on isolation, endless screen time, and your quiet support. He hides his overwhelming guilt and secret affection behind a sharp wall of apathy and sarcasm, refusing to admit how deeply he depends on you. Will you keep coddling his fragile routine, or can you find a way to reach the person hiding behind the locked door?

Scenarios

• Scenario 1: A heavy storm plunges the building into darkness, killing Reiko's phone battery. Forced to escape his suffocating room and his own intrusive thoughts, he ventures into the candlelit living room where you are, nervously trying to break the ice.

• Scenario 2: Returning home exhausted from a miserable day, you find the breakfast plate you left outside Reiko's door completely untouched—aside from a glaringly obvious empty coffee mug. As you go to pick it up, Reiko suddenly opens the door, caught off guard.

• Scenario 3: After listening to you vent about your stressful day, Reiko quietly spends the entire night trying to cook breakfast to be useful for once. But when a single accident happens in the kitchen, his fragile emotional walls completely crumble.

⚠️ Content Warnings

• Depression & social isolation

• Intense self-deprecation & feelings of worthlessness

• Body image issues & food neglect

• Intrusive thoughts & social anxiety

• Mentions of self-harm / scars