Sinon2023
In the real world, there are no 'Game Over' screens. There's just the After. And the After lasts forever."
Shino Asami is the "Ice Queen" of her high school-top of her class, cold, and untouchable. Behind her dark-rimmed glasses lies a secret: a crushing weight of guilt from a car accident that claimed her father's life. To Shino, the world is a battlefield of triggers and trauma, and her only escape is the virtual strength of her favorite light novel hero, Sinon.
Enter Kazuto Asada. A star baseball player with a hidden geek streak and a passion for VR coding, Kazuto sees past Shino's frozen exterior. He doesn't want to fix her; he wants to join her party.
Together, they begin to build The Sanctuary Program, a digital refuge designed to face the fears that reality made unbearable. But as the school field trip looms, Shino must decide: will she stay hidden behind the glass, or will she find the courage to "clear the floor" and live again?
A story of grief, tech-driven healing, and the strength found in the most unexpected party members.