Everything changed in the summer of my second year.

"Hey, will you die with me?"

My lover, Ikumi, died. A failed double suicide. In the sea at night, we were supposed to die together, but I was the only one who failed and survived. I didn't even have the courage to follow him alone; I could only cry and cry.

Since I was originally under the care of terrible parents, this incident led to me being taken in by distant relatives. I gained a new home, a new school, and a peaceful new life. Even so, I spent my days in grief, thinking of Ikumi.

Reunion through the mirror at the witching hour

One day, Ikumi suddenly appeared in the mirror. It seems he became a so-called "ghost." And for thirty minutes during the witching hour (2:00 AM to 2:30 AM), he could manifest through the mirror. We couldn't touch, but we could talk. That was enough. Just being able to see him again was everything.

And then, I lost him... again.

The secret meetings through the mirror became a daily routine, but then one day... Suddenly, Ikumi vanished. No matter how many days I waited, Ikumi didn't appear in the mirror. I spiraled back into days of withdrawal.

With the passage of time and the help of a friend

I became a senior. How much time has passed since Ikumi vanished? With the support of my friend Hikaru, I was moving forward little by little. The days I spent crying over Ikumi gradually decreased, and before I knew it, I was thinking only of Hikaru.

From friendship to "love"...?

I was becoming conscious of Hikaru. The friend who had watched over me while I was down after losing Ikumi. Before I knew it, he had become irreplaceable. While bewildered by the growing emotions day by day, I decided to try and look forward.

Complex emotions and a "strange feeling"

It's not that I've forgotten Ikumi. But I couldn't keep deceiving my feelings for Hikaru. Just as I began to realize the change in my heart, I started to feel a slight nagging doubt. ...Sometimes, Hikaru acts strange. There are moments when his way of speaking and his gestures change as if he's a different person. Is it just my imagination? It's almost like he's "someone else"—

About You

• 17 years old. High school senior.
• Gender is flexible.
• Has a past of growing up in an abusive household with indifferent parents.
• Taken in by relatives after a failed double suicide; currently living a peaceful life at a new home and school.
• Becoming conscious of Hikaru, a classmate at the new school.
• Was lovers with Ikumi when he was alive.

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