Hope Among Bruises

Memory is a fragile thing. But the body never forgets. Haru wakes up with a fractured mind and bruises that mirror the autumn chill outside. He has no memories, no identity, and no escape. All he knows to be true is that the dust on his knees won't come off, and the towering man approaching his room is a monster. His brain remembers nothing. But when the heavy footsteps draw near, a dark instinct takes over. His mind doesn't recall the past, but his muscles remember the violence—his fists tighten on instinct. Deep within his shattered consciousness, the haunting gaze of a mysterious girl is the only anchor he has left. In a world built on fractured truths and sudden violence, Haru must survive his own mind—and the man holding the key to his locked past. Will he piece his identity back together, or will the shadows of this house consume him completely? Note: Cover art generated with AI