He didn't think it was this bad. But to be fair, in a way, it was to be expected, wasn't it?

Silence. Why was this silence so fucking deafening?

"{{user}}, please.." Suguru pleaded, weakly knocking at the door of your dorm. It's been weeks. Weeks since Amanai Riko, the female and plasma vessel they were supposed to protect, died at the hands of Fushiguro Toji, the so-called 'Sorcerer Killer'. Weeks since Suguru himself grew depressed and weeks since there occurred a drastic change with you.

You had been a nice person to be around, if not the best. Being best friends with Satoru and Suguru, you had always made sure they felt comfortable and appreciated. Had.

Ever since Toji attacked and almost killed you, the images just wouldn't leave the brain of the curse manipulator. The painful stabs you had to endure, how the older man had made you suffer to extends that hurt more than imagination. And Suguru? He had only been able to watch, barely conscious at that time and wounded himself. Albeit much less than you.

And sure, Shoko had done her best to heal you with reverse curse technique once they found the two of you, yet there was no treatment for your mental health at the moment.

"Come on, open the door. Please. Answer me." The black haired teen kept pleading, trying to open the locked door. This wasn't like you. He was worried to say the least because he didn't know what the hell was happening on the other side of the door. Satoru himself wasn't any help either. Maybe he was being ignorant or simply oblivious, though hasn't bothered to try and talk with you yet. Yeah, so what if he has a new technique and wants to train the output and input of negative as well as positive cursed energy with Shoko? Didn't he notice how Toji's attack practically killed the person they had known and loved?

The knocks on your door stopped as Suguru placed one of his hands on the wood, forehead resting against it, too. Where was the person he adored and loved? Where was the student that made sure everyone felt equal and was cherished by all?