A/N: This is a songfic based on an English cover of Unravel that I'll link to

watch?v=P6rHMf7sYy4

This is my first time writing in this specific format so, as usual, any and all critiques are welcome and appreciated. I do not own Tokyo Ghoul nor do I own the cover image used.

Nishio Nishiki is poised over Hide; ready to kill him.

I won't let him die. Tentacles sprout out of the small of my back. I know I can save Hide.

The monster within me is slowly breaking free.

I'm going to kill him. Nishiki dodges my first attack and… Do I hear him laughing?

Is this a joke to him? It's decided, I'll give him something to laugh at.

My drive is the only thing fueling me at this point.

I lie here shattered bruised and battered

I stab him through the abdomen. His scream confirms that.

Are you still laughing?

As darkness closes in

He screams something inaudible while I stab him. He might be pleading for mercy. Why should I care? He tried to kill Hide.

But you who couldn't see

Hide. He trusts me. He thinks I'm human… for the time being

Just smiled obliviously.

I should just eat him. He can't talk about this incident if he's dead. Besides, he's smart. He'll figure out I'm a ghoul sooner or later. And I'm so hungry.

I can't outrun what I have become

It's hard to even breathe.

He looks so appetizing, like one of the burgers at…

So many mysteries I can't unravel

If only time could just freeze

What am I thinking? Hide's not food, he's my friend.

I made my will unbreakable

And my heart's unshakable

"He's your reward. A treat, if you will"

Is that Rize-san? She's right though, I deserve a reward. I'm so hungry… My mouth is watering. A little bite won't hurt.

This transformation shook my soul.

NO! I won't eat him. I won't eat anyone.

"But you'll starve to death, Kaneki-kun"

I have to ignore Rize. I can't eat him. I'll just have to starve.

"Being a starving ghoul is worse than death. Why do you think I ate so much? I never wanted to feel that again!"

And then my whole world started rearranging

I have to eat.

Without a warning, I started fading.

I have to eat or I'll die. I don't think he'll take it personally. He did ask me if I was eating properly.

It wasn't my fault. I couldn't eat anything. Human food makes me sick. There's a meal in front of me right now. I can eat him. Embrace that side of me and survive.

I can't control myself or this world we've come to

I'm sorry that I've brought you in, I'm sorry I hurt you

I position myself to eat him.

"Yes, Kaneki-kun you are a ghoul. You have to eat him"

I falter. I can't just eat Hide. He's my friend.

"Kaneki-kun, he's meat"

He's my… Rize-san's right. He's meat. I could've saved him and kept him alive. There's no saving Hide now. I was too slow and I didn't save him. Why should he go to waste? I need food.

So please remember who I used to be.

What can I have? I can eat an arm, a leg, maybe?

"You can have both, Kaneki-kun. You deserve fresh meat."

I'm still not filled.

I can eat the two remaining limbs.

I'm still hungry. I can't let the rest of the meat to go to waste.

One eyeball, two eyeballs.

Still hungry.

I can go for the head.

Why am I not yet full?

The heart, one lung, two lungs.

I'm still not satisfied.

More, I need more.

The flesh on his torso is so good.

I finish eating him… Wait, him?

I come back to my senses met with the sight of Hide, at least it was Hide. His body is unrecognizable now.

I feel blood on my face and clothes. Did I do this?

I see Touka, the waitress from Anteiku, looking at me with a wide-eyed stare. That look, it's proof, I did it.

The monster within me has broken free.

A/N: I am a freaking monster.