Everybody says that the prime of their life was in their teen years. I've always misinterpreted that saying, I thought people were talking about being at the top of the food chain and perhaps being some odd form of a great ape during adolescence. Regardless, my teenage years were possibly some of the most difficult that I will ever have to manage going forward; but the story of how I got here, standing, at almost nineteen, is more interesting than any documentary that Sir David Attenborough could conjure. And it even includes twice the number of wild animals. Without any form of human morality whatsoever.

trigger warning; mildly graphic descriptions of death, gore, depressing themes. the reader (your) perception is written in second person. groundhog day; a situation in which events are or appear to be continually repeated. you are in love with ryo asuka, and he knows it, at least, you think he knows it. but after a tragic incident, you pass away, only to wake up in your bed like nothing happened. confused and dazed, you begin your day, only to find out it's the exact same sequence of events prior to your death. you are trapped in a time loop you cannot escape, and you are frightened of ryo not loving you at all like he did before. you try your best to make him, and people around you, understand that you're not playing pretend. you must uncover the truth before insanity takes you. dejá vù has become an excruciating reality. it's ground hog day.