a girl who had clung onto the love she had in a small town in japan made the big move to tokyo for academic purposes, reuniting with her well known family friend, but to her was acknowledged as her academic rival nishimura riki... however she wasn't his. #academic rival trope! (not really) #2025 series

She was the first person who ever looked at him and didn't see a monster. In her voice, he heard mercy; in her eyes, he saw home. But love, to a man like him, was never gentle. It was hunger, possession, a slow, exquisite madness. She thought she was helping him heal. He thought she was finally his. And when he whispered that he'd killed for less than what he felt for her... she believed him. maniac x psychologist STARTED 05/13/24 COMPLETED ???