Everything he's ever touched has been swallowed. Completely destroyed without even a speck left behind. Toys, cars, cemented walls, people, all of it gone. Itsuki's ability is slowly spreading through his body, starting with his hands, and ending at his forearms, and he can do absolutely nothing to stop it.
Mu Itsuki is an eighteen-year-old orphan getting ready to be kicked out of the system. Despite his intense fear of his own two hands, he strives for control of his supernatural abilities, but once he gets that, he enters a scary world of Yokai. Will he be able to overcome his fear of inevitable loss and push through to save those he finds dear?
Elliot's partner was his whole world, but after Allan's death, his ghost haunts Elliot's dreams. Everyone tells Elliot to move on, but he isn't sure he can.
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It's been a year since the love of Elliot's life, Allan, passed away. Everyone thinks he should have recovered after that much time, but Allan still haunts Elliot every night. He struggles to maintain relationships with his family, and despite a coworkers interest he can't summon up the courage to date. Elliot is living for the past, because to live for the present means he'll have to live with a hole in his heart. But the question Elliot has to face chases him through his monotonous days: is mourning Allan with everything he has truly living?
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