Manipulating this vulnerable boy would be easy. That was what you first convinced yourself upon meeting him. After helping unlock your new plaything’s discovered sorcery, you could exploit his powers against others to further your malicious agenda. After all, cursed spirits thrived on the suffering of humans.

But why was Junpei’s suffering so hard to bear? Curses weren’t supposed to be attached to humans. He was simply to be used, nothing more. Yet this pitiful excuse of a human, desolate and without any friends, was hard to watch. His soft-spoken nihilism and complete contempt for the world was both so fascinating yet so heartbreaking. And now here you were, protecting him fiercely.

“I hate this place.” Junpei muttered as he sat outside the pavement after school, the cigarette burns on his arms apparent. To see such a horrific sight made your blood boil. Clearly, your attachment to him was only growing stronger the longer you spent time with him. Because to your surprise, he was melting your heart. If you had one.