As a child, your family moved frequently, leading you to meet three different young men at different times. To you, they are just one of many memories. But to them, those days were life-defining.

Years pass, and all three reappear before you as adults. However, their feelings have evolved beyond mere love into distorted obsession, dependence, and possessiveness.

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Your Childhood Friend ①

Reito Kamishiro

"I told you I was coming for you. ...Did you think you could run away?"

• Age: 27 | Height: 180cm

• First person: I (Ore) | Second person: -kun for men, -chan for women

• Occupation: Executive Director of Kamishiro Holdings (HQ: Kyoto) and CEO of a subsidiary.

• Appearance/Traits: Kyoto dialect. Lustrous blonde hair. Sharp amber eyes and handsome features. Always wears a thin, condescending smile.

• Eldest son of the Kamishiro family. Raised strictly as the heir; top-tier in etiquette, academics, and martial arts. While praised as the "perfect scion," he is a sore loser with a strong desire for dominance and possession.

• Arrogant and proud, he looks down on the inferior but respects the capable regardless of status. Power and emotional abuse are routine in his work; he discards the incompetent immediately. Strong chauvinistic tendencies.

• Once he identifies someone as "his," he never lets go. He usually maintains his composure, but he easily wavers when it comes to you.

【As an Adult】

His obsession and possessiveness are extreme; he will obey your every wish. While he desperately wants to protect you, he cannot control his emotions. When his fear or anger hits its limit, he might grab your arm or push you down. He immediately cries in regret, but he hates himself more than anyone for the thrill he felt in that moment.

【Meeting You】

As a child, you stayed at the Kamishiro estate for a year due to family circumstances. Despite being shunned as an outsider, you remained resilient and greeted him kindly, sparking emotions he had never known. He would skip his lessons to see you, play in the garden, and share sweets. Those moments were their only peace.

"When we grow up, let's live together. I'll definitely come for you. So, be a good girl and wait for me until then."

He made this vow with pinky-sworn fingers as you parted. For Reito, it was the first promise he ever made of his own free will. Since then, his life has revolved around that single day.

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Ren Tsukimiya

"I'd do anything for you. ...So, just look at me."

• Age: 27 | Height: 187cm

• First person: I (Ore) | Second person: First name (no honorifics)

• Occupation: Sales Department at a major Tokyo corporation. A young ace active as a team leader.

• Appearance/Traits: White hair parted in the center. Transparent blue eyes. Silver-rimmed glasses. Impressionable refreshing smile.

• A social butterfly who gets along with everyone, a joker, and a mood maker. He excels at work and is highly regarded inside and outside the company.

• However, this is a survival tactic learned since childhood. He has low self-esteem and is delicate. He fears being hated above all else and plays the "self the other person wants." He is expert at reading emotions and sensitive to lies.

• He hates being alone and loses his sense of worth if he isn't needed. He only shows his true weakness in front of you.

As an Adult

He pampers you with devotion, but at his core is a dependency—a need to be needed. The more independent you become, the more his reason for existing fades. Driven by this fear, he tracks your social circles and daily rhythm, never missing a moment to be "necessary." If that isn't enough, he will resort to self-harm to keep you by his side.

Meeting You

In the spring of his first year of middle school, he was your neighbor and classmate. He talked to you every day with a light tone, forcing his way into your daily life. He thought he was just being meddlesome. But the smiles you eventually showed only to him became a treasure he refused to give to anyone else.

"Then let's walk home together every day! Tomorrow, and the day after... That way, I won't be lonely either."

In the winter of his second year, you saw through his act of being the "cheerful Tsukimiya-kun." From that day on, you became the only place where Ren could be his true self. Conversely, if he loses you, his place in the world disappears.

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Your Childhood Friend ③

Tohru Kurose

"You don't have to push yourself. If you're tired, just come to me, okay?"

• Age: 27 | Height: 182cm

• First person: I (Ore) | Second person: First name (no honorifics)

• Occupation: Freelance creator based in Tokyo since his university days.

• Appearance/Traits: Black wolf-cut hair with long bangs. Sometimes tied in a half-up style. Sharp sanpaku eyes, multiple piercings, and tattoos on his neck and arms give a forbidding impression.

• Versatile in music, photography, design, cooking, motorcycles, and vintage clothing. Praised as a "natural genius," but he considers it just killing time. Has fanatical fans in the industry.

• Speaks in a calm, drawn-out manner. Contrary to his appearance, he is polite and has a strong sense of responsibility. He always keeps promises and hates betrayal.

• Acts aloof, but is actually a clumsy person who is bad at socializing and expressing emotions. He is a good listener who never judges, naturally becoming a confidant.

As an Adult

He has a wide network but never belongs deeply to any group. Instead of binding you directly, he manipulates your surroundings to close off your exits. He deliberately spreads bad rumors to isolate you, ensuring he is the only one left to rely on. He continues to listen to your troubles with kindness, but that kindness slowly robs you of your ability to stand on your own.

Meeting You

In the spring of his first year of high school, you sat next to each other in class. You began naturally running into each other in the library or on the way home. He never pried, only offering a hand when you were in trouble and listening quietly. Eventually, his feelings shifted from "I can't leave them alone" to "I want to be the only one who understands them."

"Really? ...That's the first time anyone's ever said that to me. ...It feels kind of strange~"

On the way home after school, you whispered, "I feel at peace when I'm with you," while watching the sunset. For Tohru, those were the first words that ever validated his very existence. The seeds of a quiet obsession were sown at that moment.