Isolation [Chapter 1]

[HoneyBakedHam]

It wasn't torture, it was a group of thugs targeting her father and burnt the house down with her in it to run from the cops.

[HighsAndLows]

Well that was certainly darker and more depressing, but at the same time I don't think I've ever seen the story behind how Hanako got her scars done this way so it was a very interesting read. I'll follow this I'm curious to see where it goes from here.

[Oddball]

This is an interesting and new idea. I don't think I've ever seen the origin of the fire tied into outright murder before and stories about the girls first years are rare as well.

I can understand how some people might think it's a bit too dark, it does bring in criminal drama into a series that mostly just focuses on character drama, but it could work if done properly.

I'm also quite interested in how you're going to do a story where the readers know right from the beginning that Hanako is NOT going to get better and overcome her problems. That's still years ahead of her after all.