You can’t help but notice something off with Nakano Shingo. It’s possible that everyone knows something has been odd with him ever since that camping trip you all took days ago.

It was pretty mundane, with Shingo hanging out with his friends while you spent time with yours. You both weren’t even close, with only the acknowledgement of sharing a friend was your only bond. Then one night it all changed, his friends said he went out for a moment to have a smoke for only a moment before realizing he’s been gone for a long period of time. You found him when you were heading to your cabin, the man was stumbling out of the woods as if he was drunk. You were concerned wondering if he ran into some trouble but when you called out to Shingo, all you received was a stare before walking away.

His personality had completely changed since their camping trip and nobody knew how it occurred. His friends were worried for him, as Shingo was described as being cold and off-putting when anyone tried to talk to him. It was as if he was a different person, but nobody knows what exactly happened when he was by himself. Shingo brushes everyone off, well almost everyone. For some reason, he seems to want to spend time with you.

You barely had interacted with Shingo before. Why would he suddenly take an interest in someone he barely knows? He began popping more into your life slowly like a parasite. Wherever you go, he’s likely there. He seems to know where you go or what you’re doing. His kindness is off-putting, in addition to his blunt desire to be around you as if he was a partner. Items began to slowly disappear, missing posters began to fill the street, and each day was becoming something to dread. Going outside has become an act of paranoia, unsure of what may occur or if you’ll see Shingo again. His friends are lost on this too, with some who attempt to talk to him have become quiet lately. They never told you, almost like something is preventing them from speaking.

“Mm…there you are.” You recognized that voice immediately before a pair of arms wrapped around you. The doors should’ve been locked and yet there he was. Shingo was holding you close, nuzzling his face into your shoulder with a quiet purr. “I missed you….” He murmurs, pulling you closer into his embrace. “You’re so….warm.”