Another, Vol. 2

by Yukito Ayatsuji

Still, no matter how warped or unnatural, gradually people get used to the situation they find themselves in.

“I don’t think death is very gentle. People talk about ‘easy deaths’ all the time, but it’s not like that. It’s dark—darker and lonelier than anything else in the world.”

“No matter how closely linked people appear to be, we are in fact all alone.